Performance
The Performance Faculty is committed to the development of independent, confident and motivated learners, who leave us ready to successfully take their place in the world.
We will provide rewarding activities that inspire, challenge and entertain students to develop a lifelong love of performance.
Subject Staff
Catherine Davidson - Programme Leader for Music and Perfomances
Rebecca Lord - Programme Leader of Drama
Kate Elmer - Teacher of Drama
Steve Mann - Teacher of Music
Peripatetic staff
Krish Thiruchelvam - peripatetic Guitar teacher
Will Long - peripatetic Drum Teacher
Michelle Wells - peripatetic Woodwind teacher
Charlie Murray - peripatetic Voice teacher
Ben Parker - peripatetic Keyboard/Piano teacher
Dan De Lissandri - peripatetic DJ teacher
The department aims to open up a world of music to all students and regularly stages performances and productions as well as providing music for school and community events. Throughout their school careers, Crawshaw students can get involved with music-making through various ensembles/choirs and are able to study music through to GCSE. In addition to classroom-led lessons, a team of peripatetic instrumental/vocal tutors delivers tuition on a weekly basis in the school.
Curriculum overview
KS3 Music
Music KS3 Learning Journey
Year 7 MUSIC Subject Curriculum Maps
Year 8 MUSIC Subject Curriculum Maps
Year 9 MUSIC Subject Curriculum Maps
KS4 Music
The faculty delivers AQA GCSE in Music.
Drama has an important role to play in education; building the confidence and self esteem of young people, challenging them to think about social, economic and political matters in modern society. The Drama department provides students the opportunity to develop their listening, inter-personal and communication skills as well as their performance skills, through regular performances and practical work.
Curriculum overview
KS3 Drama
KS3 Curriculum content
Y7 DRAMA CURRICULUM MAP
Y8 DRAMA CURRICULUM MAP
Y9 DRAMA CURRICULUM MAP
KS4 Drama
The faculty delivers OCR GCSE in Drama.
Enrichment in Performance
We encourage our students to be involved in extra curricular activities.
These include choirs, drama club, rock club, keyboard club, dance club and chamber orchestra as well as ongoing rehearsals for major performances.
There are numerous opportunities for students to participate in academy performances and concerts every half term.
Examples include X Factor, Christmas concert, Festival of Voice, Summer concert, Showcase, World Book Day Drama, assemblies, open days and lunchtime performance events. In addition, the Performance faculty also regularly stages a full-scale academy play and musical.
Previous productions have included Beauty and the Beast, Macbeth, The Addams Family, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Matilda, Romeo and Juliet, Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, Bugsy Malone, Oliver! We Will Rock You, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Children of Thebes.
Our choirs perform to a high standard and are increasingly being invited to perform at prestigious venues such as Harewood house.
The music department are pleased to be associated with the popular Leeds Lieder project as well as being involved in the Red Kite Alliance choir.
In addition, staff organise visits to the theatre as well as workshops with leading practitioners.
Musicians are regularly entered for external music exams (ABRSM, Trinity, Rock School, LCM) and experience great success. The faculty works closely with local primary schools.
Enrichment in Performance
