Arts, Visual and Performing

Available to AS (1 year) or A Level (2 year)

Students should realise that choosing both Art and Drama courses at A Level needs ma- ture time management skills due to clashing assessment deadlines.

The Cambridge International A Level Art and Design syllabus encourage self expression and visual communication. Learners gain an understanding of visual perception and aesthetic experience, and the ways in which art and design creates a language of its own. Most of the work for this syllabus is practical or studio based, so that learners can develop their abilities of observation and analysis of the visual world, sensitivity, skill, personal expression and imagination. They also learn how to relate their skills to an enhanced knowledge of Art history, their own cultures, past and present, as well as an appreciation of practical design problems.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate:

• individuality; show a sensitive and creative response to their subject.
• Independent thinking, and artistic curiosity.
• mastery in the use of media techniques/processes, and an ability to research, observe and record as appropriate.
• an ability to recognize surface, shape, color, form, relationships, and to organize compositions. In addition, to presents and communicates ideas, intentions as appropriate.
• the ability to analyse, evaluate their chosen subject and to communicate personal views and judgments, whilst displaying cultural awareness and understanding.

During this course students will be expected to work with the following media:

• pencil
• condensed charcoal
• acrylic paint
• watercolors
• colored inks
• mixed media
• Photoshop
• photography
• 3D artworks

It is expected that Art & Design students will have their own (manual option) digital camera, (not simply a phone camera). As CAIE expects students to demonstrate a variety of different and personal photographic techniques in their Art coursework.

Available to AS (1 year) or A Level (2 year)

This course combines practical and theoretical approaches to drama, fostering creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

At AS Level, students focus on foundational skills through devised and text-based performances. They also study dramatic texts and reflect on their own and others’ work.

At A Level, these skills are further developed through in-depth exploration of theatrical practitioners, traditions, and theory. Students also create original and advanced text-based performances.

The course emphasizes understanding drama as an art form and exploring its cultural and social significance.

Assessment includes:

• Practical coursework (e.g., collaborative performances and devised projects)

• Written examinations evaluating analytical and evaluative skills

The course equips students with strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities, preparing them for further studies in the arts or for careers that value creativity and interpersonal skills.

Available to AS (1 year) or A Level (2 year)

Music at SCIE embodies the development of basic musical skills, knowledge and understanding, through the activities of listening, performing and composing.

AS and A Level Music candidates develop an appreciation of, and an informed critical response to, music of the Western tradition, from at least two genres and periods. Candidates learn how to listen attentively and responsively in order to better understand the musical processes at work; they also learn how to communicate this understanding, supporting their judgments by evidence-based argument.

As part of the course, candidates are encouraged to develop their own creative and interpretative skills through the disciplines of composing and performing in Western and/or non-Western traditions. This leads, in turn, to a deeper understanding of music in its wider cultural context.

SCIE Music students at all levels benefit from the wide variety of topics, activities, field trips, celebrity lecturers, performance experiences, and mutual artistic development that accompany this comprehensive and insightful course of musical discovery.

Content

AS Music Program

1. Listening:
   Five different set works need to be learned in AS year. All these elements need to be learned: structure, tonality, key modulations, harmony, texture, instruments and playing effect, compositional techniques and music program

1. Performing:
   Two contrasting pieces, 6 to 8 minutes in length in total.

2. Composing:
   Two contrasting composition projects, 2 to 4 minutes in length in total.

A Level Music Program

A Level candidates take two of either:

1. Extended Performance:
   15 to 20 minutes performance and 1000 to 1500 words research report.

2. Extended Composition:
   6 to 8 minutes composition and 1000 to 1500 words research report.

3. Investigating Music:
   2500 to 3000 words essay and up to 500-word reflective statement.

Available to AS (1 year)

Sport & Physical Education at AS Level is a mix of many different aspects of sport and the science behind sport, from psychology, marketing, technology, analysis, and sport on a Global Perspective, to biology, physics, and biomechanics.

The course will have an emphasis on Sport Science, physical literacy and leading a healthy lifestyle. The course will encourage students to develop an understanding of the interaction between theory and practice by focusing on the performer and performance.

Students will also learn how Physical Education affects and contributes to society and how to apply their knowledge from this course to any number of different practical situations or career choices.

Students will be assessed on their theoretical knowledge in sports as well as their practical ability in two sports in a 50% split.

Cambridge International AS Level Sport & Physical Education helps learners to develop theoretical knowledge of physical education and build their skills, tactical awareness and overall performance in sport and physical activity.

The syllabus encourages learners to:
• apply the knowledge they gain to real real-world examples
• relate their theoretical learning to physical activities in order to improve and refine how they perform
• understand and explain global trends in sport and physical education

Content Overview

1. Joints, movements and muscles

2. Biomechanics

3. The cardiovascular system

4. The respiratory system

5. Skill and ability

6. Theories of learning

7. Information processing

8. Practice and learning

9. Sociocultural issues

10. Ethics and deviance

11. Commercialization and the media

12. The use of technology

2-year course with AQA Available to A Level only

Physical Education at A Level is a mix of many different aspects of sport and the science behind sport, from psychology, marketing, technology, analysis, and sport on a Global Perspective, to biology, physics, and biomechanics.

The course will have an emphasis on Sport Science, physical literacy and leading a healthy lifestyle. The course will encourage students to develop an understanding of the interaction between theory and practice by focusing on the performer and performance.

Students will also learn how Physical Education affects and contributes to society and how to apply their knowledge from this course to any number of different practical situations or career choices.

Students will be assessed on their theoretical knowledge in sports as well as their practical ability in one sport.

Subject Content Covered

Topic 1: Applied anatomy and physiology
Topic 2: Skill acquisition
Topic 3: Sport and society
Topic 4: Exercise Physiology
Topic 5: Biomechanical movement
Topic 6: Sport Psychology
Topic 7: Sport and society and the role of technology in physical activity and sport