BTEC LEVEL 3 PERFORMING ARTS (DANCE)

Applications Open: 14th November 2025

Applications Close: 13th March 2026

Entry Requirements: - Five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English, and the individual subject entry requirements.

How to Apply: Please apply via the Kent Choices website.

How many subjects can you choose: - You MUST choose 3 subjects (these can be mixture of A-level or BTEC's). Please DO NOT choose anymore than 5 subjects.

Please note that if you are intending to study a course at Invicta Grammar School as part of your course choices, you can only study one Invicta course (maximum) alongside two Valley Park courses.

If you wish to make any changes, you can do so via your application page or send us a message.

Your application will be acknowledged and conditional offer letters will be sent out after the closing date.

The BTEC Level 3 in Performing Arts is a vocational qualification with an emphasis on investigating practitioners’ work and applying skills and techniques in live performance. The BTEC is coursework based with four units designed to cover a wide range of academic and vocational skills. In the first year you investigate the work of influential practitioners and create a report on your approaches to a given theme, and use your research to create a workshop group performance. In the second year you will explore contemporary dance and then demonstrate your understanding through developing and refining skills resulting in performances of two existing works. This course will develop skills in performance, research and investigation, evaluation and reflection, and communication. The aim is for you to become an independent practitioner in preparation for an arts based degree or for Dance College. This course offers clear progression from BTEC Level 2 Performing Arts or a GCSE in Dance

External Written Assessment – 2000 words comparing the work of practitioners and contextual influences in relation to a given theme.

External Performance Assessment – Up to 20 minutes of performance based on a set stimulus accompanied by a log book.

Two Internal assessments both workshop based ending in performance work, accompanied by a log book.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

- Research and Analysis

- Communication and Leadership

- Team work and Co-operation

- Organisation and responsibility for running events

Level 2 BTEC: Merit

GCSE Dance: Grade 4

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