Curriculum & Calendar

Our Curriculum

Orpheus provides an exciting curriculum tailored to students’ individual needs and aspirations whilst helping to build resilience to meet the challenges of daily life.

Focus on the Arts

All young people who come to Orpheus have a love of the arts and are able to experience music, dance, drama, music technology and visual arts during their time at the college. 

The arts are what makes Orpheus unique. It is a place to nurture creative talents, experience the professional arts world and in doing so, build confidence and self-esteem, and have a greater sense of wellbeing, identity, and purpose.

The students then work to put them into practice for other everyday tasks such as having the confidence to go to the shops on their own, be able to present themselves at a job interview and develop social skills to order a meal in a restaurant.

Here at Orpheus, we know the arts have the power to benefit and enhance lives and support the students to be the best they can be, both in the workplace and in their future lives.

Awards & Qualifications

Qualifications run from Entry Level 1 up to Level 2 and include Awards and Certificates. They run throughout the different parts of the curriculum.

Qualifications that are currently offered by The Orpheus Centre include, but are not limited to, the following:

Trinity College – Arts Award – Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver, Gold

Gateway – Skills for Creative Industries

Gateway – Preparation for Employment

Gateway – Progression

NOCN – English Award (runs over two years)

NOCN – Maths Award (runs over two years)

NOCN – Independent Living

London College of Music Theatre Examinations

RAMBERT Dance Grades

Other bespoke qualifications can be offered

Formal Qualifications Available

100% Pass Rate

Arts awards success
rates (Bronze and Silver)

Music Compose and
Perform Drake Music

OCR Life and Living Skills

London College of Music

Gateway Qualifications
Skills for Music and Music
Technology

Gateway Vocational
Studies

Gateway Videos editing
& Production for Creative
Media Industries

Gateway life &
Independent skills

Gateway Video Editing
for Creative Media

English QCF success rates

Maths QCF success rates

Gateway Preparing for
Employment Award

Gateway Skills for
Performing Arts

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Term Dates & Calendar

Students will be provided with a personalised timetable at the outset of their academic year.

The Daily College Times Are:

College Registration 9.15 am
College Finishing Time 4.00 pm

Term Dates