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Our School provides a supportive atmosphere based on self-discipline, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding. The Sylvia Young Theatre School is a specialist performing arts school offering excellent vocational and academic education. Part time classes Thursday evening and Saturday for girls & boys aged 4-18yrs.
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Year 6 are based in their own classroom with their academic class teacher, who is a primary specialist, for most of their academic lessons. This provides a secure base for the students in order to ease them into a secondary school environment. The class teacher gets to know the students very well and can ensure that students of a wide range of abil...
In Year 10 and 11 students work towards achieving their GCSE qualifications. Following on from the experience of Year 9 our school offers all students a broad and balanced curriculum in Yera 10 and 11 that develops their intellectual curiosity and subject expertise with a a set of GCSEs that is both stimulating, engaging and offers a sound foundati...
At the Sylvia Young Theatre School, the interests, ideas and strengths of the students are accommodated within a structured yet flexible Art curriculum. At KS2&3 students explore a range of mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics and 3D. The department aims to provide students with the necessary skills and confidence to fulfil th...
Academic drama in Year 9 creates a foundation for GCSE, introducing students to the various styles, genres and Practitioners within the discipline. As well as learning the terminology and meanings, students develop their analytical and evaluative skills. Furthermore, theatre as a venue, occupation, production and history is explored and embraced as...
Students in years 6-9 study music as part of their vocational studies. They will cover coursework designed to advance their listening awareness through aural training and be made aware of the important rudiments of music, including notation, instrumentation and structures in music. They will learn about the physics of sound and the technology used ...
The ICT department has two computer suites fully equipped with Apple Mac workstations, and a mobile unit of 30 Apple iPads for use in any academic classroom. ICT is taught through specific topic areas of the Key Stage 2 and 3 curriculum. Students use a broad range of software and programming applications, such as; MS Office, HTML, BBC Microbit (Jav...
Science is taught at the Sylvia Young Theatre School to a standard that is inclusive of all pupils. Students experience different approaches to teaching to allow full access to the curriculum. Lessons are taught in modern science laboratories using a range of multimedia resources that are presented through a data projector. Classes include a variet...
KS3
In the course of a year, all pupils in all years will study poetry, novels, short stories, plays and one Shakespeare play in line with National Curriculum requirements. Pupils will be set homework on what they have studied in class every week. This will often be written work. For example, either preparation of essays or the final essays themselves, and will sometimes be revision of topics and their own private reading. Assessment is given weekly via a written comment in their books focusing o...
KS4
At KS4, students will have five English lessons each week. During lessons, we will cover a range of texts and topics which will all contribute towards final English Language and English Literature grades. At the end of the course, students will be awarded TWO separate GCSEs; one for English Language and one for English Literature. We follow the AQA syllabus,full details of which can be found here: Click here
Media Studies is an exciting and relevant subject that looks at the role and impact of the mass media in our society. At Sylvia Young Theatre School, GCSE Media Studies students analyse how media products like TV programmes and music videos use images, sounds, language, and representations to create meaning. They learn about the media industry and ...
The Sylvia Young Theatre School places great emphasis on high academic standards and on excellence in the performing arts. Our aim is to develop the whole person as well as providing a unique opportunity for students with potential in the performing arts to train and to perfect their skills. Expectations are high.
The Sylvia Young Theatre School is non-denominational and co-educational. Our students range from 10 to 16 years of age. We are a small school of around 250 students and value our ‘family atmosphere'. Students join our full time school after successfully completing the audition process. We hold auditions throughout the school year.
Young founded her theatre school in 1981 in Drury Lane, London, before moving to its current Marylebone premises in 1983. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The school is co-educational and provides a combination of academic and vocational classes for children aged 10 to 16 years.
Sylvia Young Theatre School Catchment Area Map This school is independently managed and its admission criteria may be selective. There is no set catchment area as pupils are admitted from a wide variety of postcodes and, in the case of boarding schools, from outside the UK.
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Inspection Report: Sylvia Young Theatre School, 08/11/2010 3 of 10 About this inspection The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.
