Creative & Arts

By recognising the increasingly influential role music technology plays in contemporary music production, this course introduces students to the most relevant skills and techniques needed by anybody wanting to become a music producer or explore the music industry.

This course is partnered with leading electronic musical instrument maker, Roland. Students attending the course will receive: GoCreate & Roland certificate of completion, Graded qualification from GoCreate Examinations and University Certificate of completion.

St Edward’s School is a co-educational day and boarding school, 15 minutes from the centre of Oxford. Surrounded by over 90 acres of playing fields, the school offers an interesting mix of historic and modern architecture. Founded in 1863, the school offers a wonderful suite of facilities for Bucksmore’s programmes including a music centre and recording studio, modern classrooms, a collegiate style reading room and a 1,000-seater hall. This, paired with a range of sports facilities makes St Edward’s one of Bucksmore most prestigious boarding school venues.

Embark on an exhilarating journey into the realms of theatre, media and film.

Tailored for pupils of all ages and language abilities, English + Creative Arts offers a minimum of 15 hours of English each week alongside 4 afternoons of action-packed workshops and expert-led sessions including, stage combat, puppetry, circus skills and dance. Pupils explore the secrets of the stage culminating in a short performance/showcase at the end of the week where they can demonstrate all they have learned.

This two-week programme helps students to develop their dance technique and repertoire, as well as giving them invaluable experience of performing to a live audience. Dancers join English Plus students for their English lessons, which consist of 12½ hours per week of English Skills. The evening entertainment programme provides an opportunity for recreation and fun and is designed to immerse students in the English language and culture in a stimulating and innovative way. Weekend excursions enable students to visit places of interest. These can include a cultural visit to a castle, museum or popular tourist attraction such as the Tower of London or something more recreational such as a shopping trip or visit to a theme park.

On the last Friday, students will perform a demonstration of the work covered in both Classical Ballet and Contemporary training sessions in front of an audience. The performance will include new choreography, created in participation with the students during the course. All dance training is delivered by the ex-ballet dancer and industry professional, Mr Paul Liburd MBE.

Taught by West End professionals, students will gain a first-hand experience of the performing arts industry through tuition in acting, singing, dancing, stage-combat and puppetry, as well as taking part in West End workshops and watching West End shows.

This course is industry certificate by West End On Demand, a leading performing arts organisation offering workshops lead by industry professionals.

Founded in 1829, King’s College London is one of the oldest university-level institutions in England. The university has 5 campuses although Bucksmore only uses the historic, and arguably, most famous Strand campus, a short 5-minute walk from Covent Garden. Students will benefit from benefit from an exciting activities schedule that centres around exploring life in the capital city. All students are provided with a London travelcard so they can visit museums, landmarks and famous city sites throughout their time on the course.

The English plus Performing Arts course offers boys and girls the opportunity to develop their theatrical skills in drama and dance, whilst also improving their English

English in the morning sessions for 15 hours per week. Classes in small groups of up to 15 are organised with students from the other English courses to encourage a great mixture of students.

Performing Arts

The afternoon sessions are devoted to building skills in acting, singing, dancing and stagecraft culminating in a performance to other students and staff at the end of the programme. One highlight of the course is an optional visit to a London Musical show in a West End Theatre at an additional cost

The English plus Performing Arts course is taught by subject specialist teachers and is open to all ability levels including beginners.

• 15 hours of general English classes per week
• 15 hours of performance Art classes per week
• Varied Social Programme
• Two full-day excursions per week to London and beyond
• A Visit to London Musical Show in a West End Theatre is available for purchase.

A1-C1 English levels.  Not suitable for native speakers.

This course covers the most technical of theatre disciplines – Musical Theatre. This genre requires you to sing, dance and act – all at the same time. In this amazing course, world-class teachers will transform students to the point of performing on stage under the spotlight.

Bucksmore has partnered with GoCreate Academy and London College of Music’s Richard Link to create a course that is contemporary in approach and can lead o qualifications through our accrediting partners London College of Music Examinations.

St Edward’s School is a co-educational day and boarding school, 15 minutes from the centre of Oxford. Surrounded by over 90 acres of playing fields, the school offers an interesting mix of historic and modern architecture. Founded in 1863, the school offers a wonderful suite of facilities for Bucksmore’s programmes including a music centre and recording studio, modern classrooms, a collegiate style reading room and a 1,000-seater hall. This, paired with a range of sports facilities makes St Edward’s one of Bucksmore most prestigious boarding school venues.

This is an ideal course for students interested in theatre, media and film studies.  Students take part in a number of theatre workshops in characterisation, conveying emotion, comedy, stage combat, body language, voice projection, stage craft and timing.  Students have the opportunity to be part of short productionsperformed to an audience and to try lead and supporting roles.  

They have the opportunity to write and perform their own scripts and screenplays, study set and costume design and the useof visual and audio effects.  They have the opportunity to visit and perform on stage at a theatre in the world famous Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, and will see a professional show or production.