CHRIST College Brecon has appointed a new director of performing arts to support the school’s growing drama programme.
Lucy Richards, who completed her NQT year at Christ College Brecon, will now lead the drama department fostering pupils’ interest in drama and developing their confidence.
With the new appointment, Christ College Brecon will also introduce a BTEC in Performing Arts in the next academic year. The new qualification will be led by Mrs Richards and takes a more practice-orientated and creative approach, making the course more accessible to pupils.
As an educational studies and drama graduate with significant professional experience at the London School of Musical Theatre, Mrs Richards has an invaluable understanding of evolving pupils’ creativity and inspiring individual development through drama.
Mrs Richards vision is to further develop the drama department into a centre of excellence for performing arts. Mrs Richards is planning to develop an outstanding programme of drama as an examination subject, which supports pupils in developing high-quality writing skills.
On her new role, Mrs Richards said: “I’m thrilled to continue my work with Christ College Brecon. While completing my NQT, I have come to know all the pupils and boarders and have been fully immersed into the school’s caring and compassionate community.
“As an educator, I believe we have responsibility to create programmes that develop a range of skills sets. Drama as a subject, goes beyond performance – there is a whole team behind any stage production. I hope to emphasise this further and encourage pupils to take the designer route, which supports pupils’ creative development.
“I’m excited to be given this vote of confidence and look forward to offering accessible, enjoyable and inclusive pathways to all pupils.”