What do I have to do to pass?

• At the end of term 1, you will rehearse and perform in a mock audition for a panel of in-house tutors • At the end of term 2, you will rehearse and perform a contemporary duologue for an audience of students and staff • At the end of term 2, you will devise a piece of theatre, rehearse it and perform it for an audience of staff and invited guests • At the end of term 3, you will rehearse and perform in a play at an external venue for an audience of students, staff, friends and family, and members of the public

For each performance you will be marked by a panel of at least three in-house tutors. Your rehearsal process will be marked by the director of each project.

Classwork

Towards the end of the course your tutors in Acting, Voice and Movement will mark your classwork. This grade incorporates effort and attendance as well as the level of attainment reached. Assessment is made with reference to the unit-specific learning outcomes described in the relevant module and the following general criteria based on the standards required for acceptance onto conservatoire training programmes:

• commitment, preparedness for work; self-directed study • concentration; application; personal motivation • receptiveness to the process • ability to accept, and act on, notes and corrections • ability to work within group (listening; sensitivity; responsiveness generosity; co-operation) • progression: growth and development of skills and knowledge • development of flexibility and spontaneity • capacity to experiment and take risks • development of awareness of the working process • quality of reflective/critical understanding and expression

Written Assignments

You will prepare a Portfolio containing notes on your lectures and seminars, mock auditions and audition technique classes, and detailed research and reflection on the direction you wish to take upon successful completion of the course. The Portfolio is marked pass/fail, but it is a requirement of the course that this element be passed. The module specifications outline the other journals you are required to keep during your progress through the course. Your tutors will carry out ‘spot checks’ of these journals at regular intervals, but the journals are not marked.

What do I have to do to pass?

To pass the CertHE Foundation in Acting, a student must have acquired 120 credits and passed each module in accordance with the requirements for the module as set out in the Module specifications and summarised below under ‘Content’

Work is assessed on the evidence of the extent to which you have met the learning outcomes.

70%-100% - with Distinction

Marks awarded in this band will reflect an excellent standard of work. Work is highly refined, demonstrating imagination and detail, choices are interesting and engaging. Technical skills are highly developed and appropriate to the material and/or content, and accurately and consistently applied. There is evidence of indepth research, showing excellent knowledge and understanding. The standard of behaviour, attitude and focus are excellent.

60% - 69% - with Merit

Marks awarded in this band will reflect a very high standard of work, which may be excellent in some areas, but without the all-round consistency of the band above. Work is imaginative and demonstrates a very good understanding of the technical and creative demands of the material and/or content. The work demonstrates a very good application of technical skills in most areas and may be excellent in some. There is evidence of a very good level of relevant research. The standard of behaviour, attitude and focus are very good.

50% - 59% - Pass

Marks awarded in this band will reflect a good standard of work, with no outstanding and few very good features. Work is diligent and largely in keeping with the technical and creative demands of the material and/or content but shows only a small degree of definition or flair. Application technical skills is good, although may be stronger in some elements than in others. Research demonstrates good knowledge and understanding and is relevant. The standard of behaviour, attitude and focus are good.

40% - 49% - Pass

Marks awarded in this band will reflect a satisfactory standard of work. Work fulfils the basic requirements but is characterised by generality and competence rather than by originality, commitment or creativity. Technical skills are adequate and may be inconsistently applied. Research is satisfactory and demonstrates a basic level of knowledge and understanding. The standard of behaviour, attitude and focus are satisfactory.

30-39% - Fail

Students may fail to meet the standard required for a number of reasons, the most common of which are likely to be: Work is superficial and lacking in focus and imagination. There is hardly any evidence of understanding of the technical and creative demands of the material and/or content. Technical skills are limited and not consistently applied. Research is patchy, and demonstrates an unreliable level of engagement with the source material. Behaviour, attitude and focus do not meet the standard required.

under 30% - Fail

Marks awarded in this band will reflect an unacceptable standard of performance. Work is very poor. There is no evidence of connection to the material or content. Technical skills are well below the standard required. There is little evidence of