Performing Arts

The Dance curriculum at Winchmore School is designed to challenge and inspire skills in performance and choreography and every student is encouraged to realise their own physical and creative potential. Dance appreciation underpins our studies of professional dance practitioners and professional dance works to analyse, describe and evaluate dance. We are committed to developing literacy skills for all of our diverse learners.  The dance curriculum studies a variety of professional works as stimuli, and these works offer cultural influences and include the study of a range of dance styles such as contemporary, hip-hop, musical theatre, capoeira and inclusive dance practice. This ensures maximal opportunity to nurture versatile performers, thinking dancers and creative choreographers; building confidence, teamwork and self management. Beyond the curriculum, students are given the opportunity to perform at school, borough and national events, attend trips to watch professional dance performances and theatre trips and participate in specialist workshops.

 

KEY STAGE 4 & 5 

GCSE Dance

Examination board - AQA

In year 10 and 11, we run the AQA GCSE dance course. This is an option and students are able to choose this subject in preparation for KS4. Across the two years, students will study six professional dance works, develop a well-disciplined technique, choreography skills and extend their movement vocabulary to create original and creative pieces of dance work and finally, they will develop their understanding of key dance terminology and written skills when answering dance based essay questions. Students will be provided with the opportunity to take trips to watch professional works and to keep up to date with the ever changing dance industry. We also offer workshops where professionals from the industry visit the school.

 

 

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES DANCE

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 

 

Head of Drama: Mrs N Kafouris
email: nikki.kafouris@winchmore.enfield.sch.uk
tel: 0208 360 7773 Ext 412

Studying Drama, in our diverse school community, allows pupils to develop their self-confidence through practical interaction with others. Through collaboration, problem-solving and creativity, students will learn the skills needed to become a positive and effective member of the modern world. The Drama department has a rich curriculum and is designed to support all students to unlock their creative potential and success. We aim to use drama at Winchmore to teach students about the rich history of theatre as well as developing performance skills and unlocking transferable skills.  Literacy skills are at the centre of the drama curriculum, and these are actively applied and developed through the use of oracy, use of specialist terminology analysis of scripts/texts and critical and thinking skills. The cultural capital opportunities in Drama helps us to make sense of the world around us and tries to answer life’s most important questions.  We have a rich extracurricular program which includes drama clubs both after school and at lunchtime, opportunities to see live professional shows including many opportunities for students to perform and a whole school musical on an annual basis.

Students have the opportunity to use the studios on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtime to rehearse. This could be for performances that they are working on as part of the curriculum or extra-curricular. 

Throughout the year there are opportunities for students to showcase their work to audiences.  We are always keen for students to suggest drama that they would like to rehearse and present to an audience.

 

KS3 DRAMA

GCSE DRAMA

A LEVEL DRAMA

Head of Drama: Mr Boys-Layton
email: simeon.boys-layton@winchmore.enfield.sch.uk 
tel: 0208 360 7773 Ext 

 

 

 

At Winchmore School, our Music Department is dedicated to nurturing students’ musical abilities while providing a diverse, inclusive, and stimulating curriculum. We believe that music education is essential in developing students' confidence, creativity, and cultural awareness. Our curriculum is designed to challenge and support all of our students to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes, not only in academic success but also in life skills and cultural capital. From Key Stage 3 through to Key Stage 5, students are exposed to a range of musical styles, experience core skills in performing, composing, and appraising, and have access to specialized music technology to enhance their learning. For a more detail about Music at Winchmore School please read our Music Development Plan.

  We are committed to providing an inclusive music experience, offering instrumental lessons to all students. These peripatetic lessons, provided through Enfield Music Service (EMS), are open to everyone and can be booked at the end of each term. For students who meet specific criteria, such as being Looked After, eligible for pupil premium or free school meals, or having special educational needs or an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP), the cost of lessons is covered by the school. This support ensures that every student has the opportunity to develop their musical talents. For more information and to register, please visit the Enfield Music Service website.  

 

 

KS3, KS4 & 5 

STUDIO CURRICULUM

MUSIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

MUSIC MARK AWARD

APPS & RESOURCES

 

 

Head of Department: Ms Dives
email: robyn.dives@winchmore.enfield.sch.uk
tel: 0208 360 7773 Ext

Subject lead of PE: Mr Pattrick

email: thomas.pattrick@winchmore.enfield.sch.uk 

The Physical Education curriculum is designed to challenge and support all of our diverse learners at Winchmore school to develop competence through a wide range of sports and physical activity; developing physical skills and mental capacity, teamwork and evaluation. We are committed to our students ‘learning to move’ and ‘moving to learn’ to achieve the best possible outcomes for all. Our subject implements literacy  through the development of speaking and listening, use of specialist terminology, comprehension of rules and techniques and evaluation of their own and others' performance. We offer a number of extra-curricular activities in invasion games, net and wall, striking and fielding and aesthetics which consolidate and extend their skills in the core curriculum. Beyond the curriculum,  to enrich students’ cultural capital, they are given opportunities to attend trips to watch professional and elite sporting events, compete in local and borough competitions whilst encouraging students to take responsibility for their own health and fitness wellbeing.

KEYSTAGE 3, 4 & 5

Lessons learned in sport can almost always be applied to life in general.

Darwin semotiuk

Being part of a club or team cultivates the essential human emotion of belonging and therefore gives students and staff the confidence to succeed in other areas as well as within a competitive situation.  At Winchmore, students are encouraged to pursue interests outside of school within the community through our various club links and the contribution of our school sport partnership.

We celebrate the success of students and are always inspired by their imagination, personal success and individual excellence.

 

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES