Departments: Creative Arts
The Creative Arts department at Finham Park currently comprises Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music and Performing Arts. The Faculty was formed with the vision of bringing together the collective creative expertise of these departments, sharing good practice in creative teaching pedagogy, and inspiring the use of cross-curricular creative skills amongst students in other areas of the school. Creative lessons teach through a combination of several key personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS) which are much sought-after by employers. These include enquiry and investigation skills, creative thinking skills, teamwork, effective participation and self-management skills, and the ability to be reflective of one's own learning and working practices. This focus on creative process is at the heart of our faculty's 21st Century approach to learning, and fundamental to the success of our students.
Examples of Cross-Department Collaborations:
School Production of Guys and Dolls
Delivery of the Creative and Media Diploma (Level 2) (click here for more information)
Physical Theatre workshops
Extra-curricular trips to Warwick Arts Centre, Stratford RSC and Birmingham shows
Year 8 Media music video collaboration with ICT
Media-Science Project on "Life On Another Planet"
Staff
Mike Gunn: Head of Creative Arts/Head of Media (m.gunn@finhampark.co.uk)
Jenny Burk: Head of Drama (j.burk@finhampark.co.uk)
Sarah Warhurst: Head of Music (s.warhurst@finhampark.co.uk)
Ros Atherton: Teacher of Music (r.atherton@finhampark.co.uk)
Nicola Betteridge: Teacher of Drama (n.betteridge@finhampark.co.uk)
Explore each department
Music Department
Media Arts Department
Drama and Performing Arts Department
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