Our Curriculum
Imagination and Creativity helps you to discover who you are.
Expressive Arts is embedded throughout the ethos of our school. At Parkside, we believe that nurturing a pupil’s imagination and creativity helps them to discover who they are and develops their confidence, social skills and resilience. Active involvement in both collaborative and independent learning through creative activities and performances across the curriculum helps pupils to engage in the Arts, develop their character and keep themselves mentally healthy.
We strive to develop an appreciation of aesthetic and cultural values, identities and ideas by connecting with young people’s experiences. For those who have a deep passion for Expressive Arts, we aim to prepare for advanced learning and future careers by building foundations for excellence in the Expressive Arts.
There are many opportunities here at Parkside to experience enjoyment in the Expressive Arts and contribute to other people’s enjoyment through creative and expressive performance and presentation. This may look like performing in shows, meeting and working with professionals, joining and participating in after-school clubs which will help pupils grow as performers and as learners.
We aim to provide meaningful, enriching experiences, which will last a lifetime through partnerships with professional performers, artists and other creative adults. Whatever it is you enjoy doing or creating, we aim to provide opportunity for you to showcase it and to be expressive.
Previous events include:
- Drama club
- Year 5 Production
- Talent Showcase
- Performance opportunities in assemblies
- Young Voices at Resorts World Arena
- Young Voices, New Visions – Severn Arts project at Worcester Cathedral
- Birmingham Museum Trip
- Christmas Pantomime
- Performances from professional drama groups and other artists
- Inspiration Days
- Musical showcases for parents
Young Voices 2025
Christmas Concert 2024
On Tuesday 10th December, we had a fabulous evening showcasing the amazing musical talent at Parkside in the Christmas Concert. Around 80 students performed to families with classic carols and Christmas songs featuring throughout the evening. Alongside musical performances from a range of musicians, we had dance performances, poems and a drama based on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’.
Musicians of all abilities were on stage with solos on the piano, clarinet and cornet and group performances from the cornets, ukuleles, woodwind and guitars. Drummers and guitarists also performed their Christmas favourites, and our singers shared some beautiful renditions. Our singers came together for a medley of songs from ‘The Polar Express’ before the finale including all of our performers and staff of ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’.
Mrs Williams and Miss Gilyead were so proud of every one of our performers and can’t wait to start rehearsals again for the Spring Concert in the new year!
Music From The Movies Concert
On the 18th April, the music department hosted their first ‘Music from the Movies’ Concert and it was an enormous success.
The afternoon was off to lively start when the KS3 singers performed a version of ‘Mamma Mia’. This was followed by self-led guitar, keyboard and drum ensembles playing a medley of famous film themes. There were several memorable vocal performances, including ‘Skyfall’, ‘Remember me’ with Ukulele accompaniment and ‘Cups’ which then led into a beautifully tranquil violin performance of ‘The Legend of Ashitaka’.
The Ukulele group performed a lovely arrangement of ‘Lava’ before the audience were treated to an energetic self-choreographed dance, by two of our choir members, along to the track of ‘Footloose’.
The penultimate toe-tapping classic ‘Eye of the Tiger’ was stylishly performed by two Year 8 musicians on electric guitar and drums, along with Mrs Williams on piano before rounding off the concert with all singers coming together to perform a medley from ‘The Greatest Showman’.
The overall standard of performances was fantastic, and Mrs Williams and Miss Gilyead could not have been prouder. We look forward to welcoming you back for our end of year ‘Summer Spectacular’ Concert!
Year 5 Christmas Show 2023
The show concluded with audience participation, singing along to the 12 days of Christmas. Thank you to parents and carers for their support and a well done to all the pupils for their hard work throughout.
Disney Theatre Workshop
A group of Year 5's took part in a virtual workshop where they learnt a dance, song and acting tips from Disney Theatre professionals! They did a super job in just half an hour and had lots of fun.
