ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course focuses on the internal Component 1 on the new 2022 BTEC Tech Award Level 1 / 2 Performing Arts (Dance approach). It is aimed for all teachers who are looking for refreshed, new, effective teaching approaches and ways to ensure student success in Component. 1 The course is packed full of new and effective teaching strategies, approaches, and techniques, expanding component 1 opportunities for all students across the ability range. Teachers will take away a range of teaching resources and materials in an excellent, practical and highly complemented pack of notes – invaluable for successful teaching, learning and achievement.

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Get to grips with the 2022 BTEC specification requirements of Component 1
• Enhance your understanding as to how Component 1 is assessed
• Preparing your students for the Pearson Set Assignment brief (PSA) with suggested strategies for delivery and assessment
• Take away teaching strategies and approaches to maximise student success in Component 1
• Engage with a full range of example assessments, including examples of good and bad practice
• Gain further ideas on how to plan your course with imagination

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PROGRAMME

Overview, Principles and Assessment of Component 1

10.00 – 11.15am

• Summarised overview of the content and structure of the specification components
• Detailed analysis of Component 1 content, structure and assessment
• The process of student selection of approaches and organising your scheme of assessment
• Examples of the set assignment is for Component 1 – Pass, Merit and Distinction examples
• Examples of professional dance works that are appropriate for this component
• Pieces with education packs

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Discussion: coffee break

11.15 – 11.30am

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Creative Teaching Approaches for Success with Component 1

11.30 – 1.00pm

• Creative teaching ideas and methods for your learners on the stylistic qualities, features and influences on practitioners’ work
• Ways to explore the interrelationships between constituent features
• Ways to support students in demonstrating understanding of the processes used in the development and rehearsal of professional works, and in the techniques used in performance
• Approaches to teaching using one professional work of your choice.
• What it takes to secure a Distinction in Component 1 and how to work this out with the new assessment criteria
• Engaging with example material to standardise your internal marking
• Learning from past series learner work

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Lunch and informal discussion

1.00 – 2.00pm

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Presenting Final Component Evidence to Access the Higher Mark Bands

2.00 – 3.00pm

• Ways to support students to produce final component evidence to access the 10 – 12 mark bands
• Exploring example extracts of learner work- ZooNation, Matthew Bourne, Bob Fosse, Ballet Boyz, and more
• Exploring forms of evidence
• Sharing effective ideas
• Practical strategies and ideas to help with missing evidence
• Preparing for Components 2 and 3

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Afternoon Tea

3.00 – 3.05pm

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Planning an Exciting Delivery for Component 1

3.05 – 3.30pm

• Practical approaches on how to make the learners’ experience as practical as possible
• Examples of how to plan your course with imagination and resources to use immediately
• Preparing for Components 2 and 3

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Final questions and depart

3.30pm

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