Creative Arts

The Creative Arts is offered to pupils across both sites and Key Stages. Subjects available include Music and Film Making. Other artistic avenues such as Performance Make Up and Hair can be supported for those with a keen personal interest. In Key Stage 4 pupils can take a series of AIMS Awards to support their creative learning.

AIMS Award Music learners will develop their skills in solo performances, ensemble performance, composing music and lyrics, live sound, recording with a virtual mixing desk and leading a performance workshop.

AIMS Award Film Makers will develop a digital piece of media of personal performance or stimuli curation and produce a short film. These films can be Top 5’s, How to Guides, Drama or Reportage Documentary.

The subject is also supported by the Cumbria Music Hub and is part of the Cumbria wide Lead Music Schools program.

The subject area was successful in securing the Arts Councils’ Silver Artsmark Award in 2023 and is currently working towards Artsmark status again in 2027.

The curriculum prepares pupils for a career in the creative industries and acts as a pathway to further education in a wide selection of creative subjects. It offers a wide range of courses that can be combined to develop into a broad and balanced qualification.

Learners will explore a range of different job types that exist within the creative sector. They will explore what is required in these jobs and how people are employed in them. Pupils will then go on to learn in depth about the different skills needed to work in the creative sector ranging from the soft skill base required by all to job specific creative skills. Pupils who show a depth of natural creativity are encouraged to follow their chosen subject into an exciting future career.