CCEA A-Level Performing Arts A2 1 Planning for Employment quiz quiz

Sit a written exam on theatre history

Direct a full-length play

Write a music composition

Research a career pathway in the industry and prepare to enter it

AO1 and AO4

AO1 and AO3

AO2 and AO3

AO1 and AO2

The set of professional materials you use to market yourself for work

A folder of past exam papers

A budget for a production

A risk assessment

Through a written report only

Through a group performance only

Through an audition of chosen material, with a supporting interview

Through a multiple-choice test

Through a structured presentation of skills and suitability, with portfolio evidence

Through an audition only

Through a dance examination

Through ticket sales

Making everything generic so it suits any job

Targeting every element at a specific, researched role

Keeping the portfolio as short as possible

Avoiding any interview preparation

It fills out the page count

It is only needed for the interview

It informs a targeted portfolio and the material you present, scoring under AO2

It is not assessed

Asserting the skill confidently

Backing it with evidence such as a credit, clip or reference

Repeating it several times

Printing it in bold

By a written exam

By coursework, internally assessed and externally moderated

By an external audition panel from a drama school

By a portfolio sent to an employer

A guaranteed salaried job

A largely freelance and competitive market where self-presentation is a skill

A profession that needs no research

Work that requires no portfolio

List who attended the audition

Summarise the play

Judge how well your portfolio and presentation represent you, with evidence

Restate the introduction

It has no connection to A2 2

It replaces A2 2

It prepares the industry research and professional skills the production company unit extends

It is only about auditions

A generic curriculum vitae and an improvised audition

Research a specific role, build a portfolio that foregrounds its skills, and rehearse a targeted presentation

A long portfolio with no chosen role

An interview with no preparation