Eduqas Music Vocational

The department offers Eduqas Level ½ Vocational Award in Performing Arts as a vocational option at KS4. This is a fantastic vocational course with a focus on providing students an understanding of practical use of Arts skills in a variety of careers.

To complete this course you must successfully complete three units of study.

• Unit 1: Performing
• Unit 2: Creating
• Unit 3: Performing Arts in Practice (Externally Assessed)

In these units, you will learn all about the equipment that we use in the Music Industry to record and produce the music we listen to. You will learn the skills and knowledge required to work within the creative industries (nearly 20% of the UK workforce). In each unit, you will build up a portfolio of tracks that you have created and performed. At the end of the course you will have a portfolio of your own music. This can support you in your further study or gaining employment within the music industry later in your career.

You will also have an understanding of how funding works within the creative industries and have the opportunity to learn business skills and bid for some funding to run a live music event.

Eduqas Technical Awards are equivalent to one GCSE and include elements of written external assessment and practical external assessment. These courses are accepted by colleges and universities as routes to further study. The structure of this course allows students to select and personalise their learning to focus on music and areas of creativity that they find interesting. Students get to contribute to the design of their overall learning journey.

• Are you interested in Dance, Hip-Hop or Pop Music?
• Do you want learn how to run a business within the creative industries?
• Do you enjoy making ‘beats’?
• Do you want to design your own course of study and select your own topics?