Creative Arts

The Arts Team deliver a high standard of lessons, opportunities, performances and exhibitions at Lacon Childe.  We are keen to encourage a passion in the Arts amongst all of our students, and aim to provide a broad education that allows individuals to flourish and create.  The standard of results is high - both in GCSE subjects and as evidenced in the varied performances we organise during the year.  These traditionally include a Winter Concert, Carol Service, School Production and Summer Exhibition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drama and Expressive Arts

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Music

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Art and Design

Art Students have enjoyed a high standard of GCSE results and the school has started to offer BTEC courses in Art to continue to build on the strengths our children have.  This is a popular subject at GCSE level, and many pupils have specialised in areas such as Graphics, Applied Art, Photography and Fine Art recently.  We organise a range of visits to galleries such as BMAG, Ikon, Walsall, Tate Modern and Britain, and the National Gallery.  We also engage local artists, designers and photographers to come in and work with our older students in workshops and talks.

Our philosophy is to enable students to create ideas independently and with growing skill, and to allow the expression of ideas through reflective practice.

Dance

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Arts Award

This National Award is available to students through Lacon Arts - a registered Arts Award Centre at Lacon Childe.  All enthusiastic and interested students are invited to join the scheme, and simply have to evidence their participation and leadership in the Arts.  Their approach can be varied, and include any form of the Arts from painting through to backstage support.  To achieve Bronze Level, students will need to evidence the following:

  1. Enjoy the Arts as an audience member (watching a show or band, visiting an exhibition).
  2. Participate in the Arts (take a class, play in a band, paint a picture).
  3. Describe a hero/heroine (a singer, dancer, acton ....).
  4. Leads the Arts (organise some form of leadership - teach someone or organise a class, demonstrate a skill).
G.C.S.E. EXPRESSIVE ARTS
 
Staff: Mr Ben Craig; Mr Arthur Short; Mrs Lynette Broom
 
The aim of the G.C.S.E. Expressive Arts course is to promote the development and understanding of the Arts as a whole through active participation. There is also, however, ample opportunity for pupils to develop skills and techniques in the separate art forms. Pupils must be prepared to work together creatively on whole-class activities, as well as small group and individual projects, using some or all of the following art forms: Art, creative writing, Dance, Drama and Music.KS3 Drama, Music, Art and English all help to prepare pupils for the Expressive Arts course. In addition, pupils with skills in Dance will have plenty of opportunity to use their expertise.
 
Although the subject is primarily creative, pupils are encouraged to draw inspiration from the work of established artists (in the broadest sense of the word).


 

More information available on www.artsaward.co.uk 

 

Exam Performances


Pirates!

Six Y11 pupils devised and performed an entertainment based on the stimulus "Treasure Island". They succeeded in incorporating all five artforms - art, creative writing, dance, drama and music - into their performance.

 

                                                  

The remaining pupils performed in smaller groups:

 

The pupils performed in front of an external examiner from OCR, with technical support from staff and fellow pupils. (see photo right)