PERFORMING ARTS
TELLING STORIES The Leys’ stage productions encourage all pupils to audition, even if they don’t have experience
Every pupil has the opportunity to embrace music , uniting us and fuelling our sense of celebration and community
programme includes a drama club, choir, chamber choir, DJ club and rock orchestra. At Framlingham College, performing arts threads its way through different aspects of school life, helped by what is described as a ‘seamless curriculum and transition from prep to senior school’. And that wealth of drama and music activities means there is space for everyone. For example, in addition to a smaller, more selective chamber choir, there is also a larger, non-auditioned choir that’s open to all. “Every pupil has the opportunity to embrace music, uniting us and fuelling our sense of celebration and community,” says the school. You’ll find a similar spirit at St John’s College School, where one of the annual highlights is a concert featuring an orchestra of around 100 children, all
(in addition to singing Roman songs or putting on a Roman play). “They get this fully rounded experience of the topic by physicalising it,” explains Chloe. That commitment to the arts at every level runs deep in other schools too. At Parkside Community College, performing arts matter not just because they help students to develop their musical and theatrical talents but also by enhancing their creativity, confidence and communication skills, and broadening their horizons beyond the classroom. Parkside’s CREATE provision is made up of music, art, drama and D&T – as well as hospitality and catering – with students in years 7 to 9 engaging in separate lessons in the initial four subjects every week. In addition, Parkside’s rich extracurricular
FOR THE LOVE OF IT The Leys (far left) and Framlingham College (left) both provide a variety of artistic pursuits for pupils across year groups
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