Performing Arts Acting Extended National Diploma

Applications Open - Awaiting information from school

Applications Close - Awaiting information from school

Entry Requirements - Minimum 4 grades in English and Maths with specific criteria depending on subject choice

How to Apply -

External applicants - Please apply via Kent choices on the T6 - Turner Sixth Form Page - which can be found here

Internal applicants - if you are already a pupil within the Turner Schools Trust you will be able to access our application form on our website.

Please ensure you add three courses in total to your application. (You are only able to choose one subject from each block). Please remember Sport Academy's are an added extra to your three chosen subjects.

Need help? Please see your school’s careers advisor if you are unsure how to apply. If you are unable to do so, please contact the Folkestone Academy for further advice on 01303 842400 or email pippa.ohanlon@turnerschools.com

The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Performing Arts is intended as an Applied General qualification for post-16 learners who want to continue their education through applied learning. The aim of the qualification is to prepare learners for entry to higher education, probably to a sector-related degree which could in turn lead to employment in the performing arts.

The Extended Diploma is a two-year, full-time course that meets entry requirements in its own right for learners who want to progress to higher education courses in performing arts areas before entering employment. This pathway focuses on the acting discipline for further study in the sector. Students will study 13 units of which 7 are mandatory and 4 are external. Mandatory content (67%). External assessment (42%).

Unit 1 (M)

Title Investigating Practitioners’ Work

Weighting 8%

Assessment Externally Assessed

Unit 2 (M)

Title Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance

Weighting 8%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit 3 (M)

Title Group Performance Workshop

Weighting 12%

Assessment Externally Assessed

Unit 4 (M)

Title Performing Arts in the Community

Weighting 8%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit 5 (M)

Title Individual Performance Commission

Weighting 12%

Assessment Externally Assessed

Unit 6 (m)

Title Final Live Performance to an Audience

Weighting 8%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit 7 (M)

Employment Opportunities in the Performing Arts

Weighting 12%

Assessment Externally Assessed

Unit 15

Title Theatre Directing

Weighting 6%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit 16

Title Writing for Performance

Weighting 6%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit Unit 18

Title Interpreting Classical Text for Performance

Weighting 6%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit Unit 19

Title Acting Styles

Weighting 6%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit Unit 24

Title Children’s Theatre Performance

Weighting 6%

Assessment Internally Assessed

Unit Unit 33

Title Performing with Masks

Weighting 6%

Assessment Internally Assessed

English Lang / Lit 4+ Maths 4+

GCSE at Grade 5+ or BTEC or equivalent at Level 2 Merit+ in an Acting related discipline. Candidates without a Level 2 qualification in an Acting related discipline will be considered upon interview/audition.

This qualification provides learners with the opportunity to develop all-round performance skills and transferable skills such as self-confidence, self-presentation, personal discipline, time management and organisational skills which are highly regarded by higher education and employers. The course carries UCAS points and is recognised by higher education providers as meeting admission requirements for many relevant courses, for example:

Degrees in:

• Performance

• Theatre Studies

• Drama

• Acting

HNC/HNDs in:

• Performing Arts

• Acting

Further specialised vocational qualifications at conservatoires

and drama schools:

• LAMDA

• Guildhall School of Music and Drama

• Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts