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POST 16 BIRMINGHAM Ormiston Academy imagine everything Imagine Everything Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital and Performing Arts 02 > Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital & Performing Arts | Post 16 imagine everything at BOA Art & Design | Technical Theatre | TV & Film | Broadcast | Games Design | Acting | Dance | Music | New Media | Musical Theatre Post 16 | Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital & Performing Arts < 03 Welcome 04 Ethos, Vision & Values 06 Learning at BOA 07 Courses on Offer 08 CONTENTS Academic A2 Subjects 09 Creative Arts 10 Digital Arts 12 Performing Arts 14 Guidance & Support 16 Enrichment 17 The Old Rep | The Building 18 BOA International 19 Alumni 20 Sponsors & Partners 21 w How To Apply 22 BIRMINGHAM Ormiston Academy imagine everything imagine everything at BOA Art & Design | Technical Theatre | TV & Film | Broadcast | Games Design | Acting | Dance | Music | New Media | Musical Theatre 04 > Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital & Performing Arts | Post 16 WELCOME TO BOA A warm welcome to Birmingham Ormiston Academy. Thank you for taking the time to read our brochure. I hope you find the information you are looking for and that you gain a sense of the atmosphere, vision, ethos and aims of BOA. Birmingham Ormiston Academy is a 14–19 academy specialising in Together with our founding partners, Maverick TV and the BRIT Creative, Digital and Performing Arts. School, we have numerous creative, business and industry partners. They offer high levels of support, investment, expertise and The academy opened in September 2011 in a brand-new landmark opportunities for both students and the academy. building, located at the hub of the digital and creative industries in the West Midlands. It has superb facilities for academic, vocational and Although located in the heart of Birmingham, BOA is a regional extra-curricular activities. academy admitting students from Birmingham and the Local Authorities of Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, Sandwell, Walsall and BOA is one hundred percent selective based on aptitude within Wolverhampton. Ten per cent of students are also admitted from the the specialisms and is unique in both its admissions and approach wider West Midlands. to education. The academy aims to be at the forefront of the development of the arts and creative industries. This is an exciting time in your life. I hope you will decide to apply to join us and I look forward to meeting you as you make your plans. Outstanding teaching coupled with constant support and guidance underpins the students’ personalised learning experiences. Best Wishes Gayor Cheshire, CEO The curriculum is designed to develop the specific identified talents, gifts and potential of each student. Performance, production, creativity and excellence will be at the centre of their experiences. Working in partnership with industry, our programmes of study are delivered by both excellent teachers and skilled professionals. Teaching is of the highest quality and students are able to apply their learning to the world of work. Encompassing a full range of vocational, traditional and enrichment courses, our students have the opportunity to individualise their learning pathways. Gaining qualifications accepted by universities or career specific courses related to areas within the creative industry sector. imagine everything at BOA Art & Design | Technical Theatre | TV & Film | Broadcast | Games Design | Acting | Dance | Music | New Media | Musical Theatre Post 16 | Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital & Performing Arts < 05 WARM WELCOME I would like to wish you all a very warm welcome to Birmingham Ormiston Academy. As Principal, I am ambitious for students and for members of staff. I am proud to work on behalf of and alongside such talented individuals. Collaboratively, we ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the academy, as well as providing exciting opportunities in all subject areas. There is a unique ethos at BOA – a truly caring and supportive culture – that inspires all students to achieve their very best, both in their academic subjects and in their chosen arts pathway. We are committed to delivering a broad curriculum that equips students with essential skills for life, a thirst for knowledge and a creative appreciation of the Arts. We are delighted with the results our students achieve and we are committed to unlocking the full potential of all learners. We look forward to welcoming you to one of our Open Days and Open Evenings to find out more about the exciting curriculum on offer at BOA. Please read the section on Admissions (www.boa-academy.co.uk/admissions) on our website – we are a selective academy based on an aptitude for one of our arts pathways. We welcome applications from students regardless of academic ability – the most important attributes are an enthusiasm for learning and the potential to thrive in a chosen arts pathway. w If successful, you will be supported by a dedicated team of staff who endeavour to deliver the very best in education. In return, you will be a considerate member of our community who recognises the importance of excellence and strives to achieve your very best. I look forward to welcoming you to BOA. Yours truly Alistair Chattaway imagine everything at BOA Art & Design | Technical Theatre | TV & Film | Broadcast | Games Design | Acting | Dance | Music | New Media | Musical Theatre 06 > Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital & Performing Arts | Post 16 ETHOS, VISION & VALUES Birmingham Ormiston Academy is committed to providing high quality and distinctive post-16 education through a specialist curriculum delivered in outstanding facilities. The academy seeks to attract students from across a range of Creative teaching, state-of-the-art technologies, imaginative backgrounds and academic abilities who are able to demonstrate approaches and industry professionals working alongside outstanding aptitude in the creative, digital and performing arts. teachers makes learning interesting, exciting and effective. Specialising in the arts, we will provide a dynamic and personalised As a regional academy of excellence for the teaching of creative, learning pathway for each individual. It is our philosophy to unlock digital and performing arts, BOA combines the academic and each student’s potential. Through our teaching, partnerships, industry vocational to provide unrivalled opportunities for its students to work links, pastoral care and monitoring we aim to foster ambition and a alongside industry professionals. culture of high expectations and standards. Located at the hub of the creative and digital industries and adjacent We aim to maximise the life chances of all our students by providing to Birmingham City University’s city centre campus, the academy a stimulating, exciting, challenging, respectful and safe environment is able to draw on the experience of our education and industry where every student is valued, listened to and responded to. partners. BOA has already developed a range of joint projects and programmes of study with the industries in which students would be Staff, partners and students operate in an atmosphere which likely to find work. promotes excellence, celebrates success and encourages opportunities for risk taking through which real learning can take place. Students will not only achieve their personal best but exceed all expectations. imagine everything at BOA Art & Design | Technical Theatre | TV & Film | Broadcast | Games Design | Acting | Dance | Music | New Media | Musical Theatre Post 16 | Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital & Performing Arts < 07 LEARNING AT BOA We aim to develop students academically, vocationally, socially and morally so that they leave the academy as independent, co-operative, responsible and creative young people who will have well-developed resilience and drive for learning within the arts and related technologies. We believe that these skills and qualities, coupled with relevant academic and vocational qualifications, prepare our students to go onto further and higher education and into the world of work able to positively contribute to society. BOA will provide a range of unique learning experiences and opportunities which will prepare its students for both education and employment. The curriculum is designed to create a learning pathway that meets the aspirations and talents of the individual and blends the traditional with both the professional and work-based vocational. BOA is at the cutting edge of academic and vocational training in the creative, digital and performing arts. The curriculum offered is designed to enable students to develop higher order co-operative and collaborative skills relevant to working within the arts, creative and media industries. w w imagine everything at BOA Art & Design | Technical Theatre | TV & Film | Broadcast | Games Design | Acting | Dance | Music | New Media | Musical Theatre 08 > Leading regional academy for Creative, Digital & Performing Arts | Post 16 COURSES ON OFFER Birmingham Ormiston Academy offers post-16 students the opportunity to specialise in the subjects they love and in which they show real talent. Our learning pathways include vocational and traditional academic courses. Different types of courses can be combined to suit individual skills and talent. Our enrichment programme provides additional opportunities to extend interests and areas of study. Specialist vocational qualifications are highly valued by industry and higher