The teaching staff in the Art Department have a wealth of knowledge and a varied range of skills and specialisms. Working closely together to provide a wide area of study.
There are three specialist art rooms catering for all students to experience pencil, print, canvas, mixed media, clay, textiles, and sculpture. We are always looking to offer more experiences and experimentation in ‘new ‘media.
This leads to a wide breadth of study to include the work of artists and craftspeople through gallery visits, artists in residence, and workshops.
The art rooms are visually stimulating and an exciting and enjoyable place to learn art.
Please use this link for an overview of the curriculum content for year 7 and year 8 art.
Art Long Term Plan (Y7 and Y8)
Completing a GCSE in Art and Design allows you to broaden your creative thought and understanding especially with problem solving skills. You will research a variety of contemporary artists and photographers to inspire your own work and develop your drawing, paintings, and 3D skills. By gaining a qualification in Art, you are gaining skills in presentation as well as visual language, deconstructing images and building confidence with open discussions and creative thought.
There are many techniques in Art that are available such as print making, illustration, photography, and graphics and we aim to develop the skills you are most interested in. By Year 11, you will have the confidence to complete an independent sketchbook of ideas and a final piece
Students will receive a new sketchbook in Year 9 and will begin looking at the set theme to start with. We cover many specialisms/topics that students can thrive from, such as:
Course Link: AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Art and Design (Fine Art 8202)
Taking a GCSE in Creative Textiles allows students to experiment with a variety of different materials and techniques such as weaving, hand sewing and machine sewing, printmaking, and even using digital images.
Students will have the opportunity to research a variety of different textile designers and artists, identifying their inspiration and process then using their own primary sources will be able to create their own textile outcomes.
Students will also develop drawing and painting skills for research and development purposes in sketchbooks.
Mixed-media and collage is a fundamental part of the course and students will be able to experiment with layering and building up materials to create a textile/surface outcome.
Course Link: AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Art and Design (Textile Design 8204)
Taking photographs allows students to see the world through different perspectives. We aim to give students the opportunity to use SLR cameras both in school and on various trips. Students will be able to visit historical architecture, local landscapes and cityscapes.
Using Adobe Photoshop students will learn how to edit their photographs and present them in various styles both digitally and on presentation boards.
We aim for students to think as creatively as they can and will have opportunities to come up with their own photo shoot ideas that they can complete independently, allowing students to develop their own style of photography.
Students will start the year 9 course looking at how to use the SLR camera and will begin looking at still life natural forms to develop camera skills, especially with zooming and focusing. Students will then look at the following through Years 10 and 11:
Course Link: Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Art and Design (photography)
The home learning policy for this subject is currently under review and will be published when complete.