The study of art and design will lead to a wider awareness of the role played by the visual arts in society and in the history of civilisation. It will broaden students’ cultural horizons and enrich their individual experience.

Students develop confidence and enthusiasm in the practice of Art and Design as they gain the technical skill necessary to form, compose and communicate in two dimensions, and the ability to identify and solve problems in visual and tactile form.

Students develop an understanding of drama through practical, analytical and theoretical study.

It fosters knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural contexts of drama and theatre, through detailed study of dramatic texts, and practical exploration of written texts from different periods, styles and aims.

Students will develop their musical skills through listening, composing and performing.

They will also listen to and analyse works and research the cultural environment in which they were written.

Learners study music of all styles; each style is placed in its historical and cultural context, and they are encouraged to be perceptive, sensitive and critical when listening.

Although the majority of the syllabus examines Western European music, the music of other cultures is always represented.

Design and technology create technological awareness and attitudes of co-operation and social responsibility.

Students learn to make value judgements of an aesthetic, technical, economic and moral nature.

It encourages solving practical/technological problems through processes of analysis and synthesis.