Shipley College | Performing Arts (School Leavers)

Get ready to take centre stage on our new Performing Arts courses - new for 2024!

Our full-time Level 1 and Level 2 courses for school leavers are awarded by University of Arts London, and we need individuals with creative minds, who want to express ideas through performance. You will need a love of drama and acting, a desire to be onstage and an enjoyment of live theatre.

On these qualifications, you will develop industry-specific skills alongside transferable skills like communication, teamworking and collaboration.

You will have the opportunity to build your skills and confidence in a small and supportive environment, while developing your voice as a creative, exploring and sharing stories that are important to you.

NICOLE, HEAD OF DIGITAL & CREATIVE

"Performing Arts not only enables you to develop practical performance and creative skills, it is also a vehicle for looking at and analysing the world around you, and using your creative voice to express your ideas for change"

WHERE OUR PERFORMING ARTS COURSES COULD TAKE YOU

Performing arts is a springboard into a multitude of creative careers, which may include:

Actor
Backstage worker
Presenter
Producer
Director
Writer
Children's Entertainer
Workshop leader
Various customer-facing roles

Young Woman Standing Universe Texture Projection

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

Awarded by University of Arts London
Develop confidence, communication, and teamworking skills in an inclusive environment
Cultivate fundamental acting and performance techniques, working with both devised and scripted theatre
Opportunity to work towards performances, including a large scale end-of-year production
Theatre trips to watch performances throughout the year
Find your voice as a performer, creating theatre and performance that means something to you