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Intent | The intent of the Art and Design curriculum has been designed to enrich the quality of student experiences, providing rewarding activities that inspire, inform, stimulate and challenge. Our Art and Design curriculum is a broad and aspirational offer that covers and goes beyond the National Curriculum framework. This is balanced with an aim of developing skills when using a range of types of creative medium. Students develop their technical skills and understanding of the processes required to produce high quality artwork. Relevant artists linked to the themes of each project will be explored, allowing students to develop their analytical skills. The Art and Design curriculum ensures that all students: know and understand a range of artists and art forms; develop subject specific vocabulary; think creatively and develop resilience in taking creative risks; are able to work independently with confidence. | ||||
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 (GCSE) | 11 (GSCE) | |
Topics | Formal Elements
– Line, shape, space, value, form, texture, colour. -Tonal shading -Mark making -Colour theory -Painting skills – Links to artists/ designers/movements. -Final piece (A3 painting) |
Portraiture
-Facial proportions. -Links to portraiture artists. -Grid techniques to scale up a portrait. -Mixing skin tones. -Final piece (A3 portrait) 3D Masks -Mask research page -Observational drawings -Links to artists & designers -3D papier mâché mask |
Architecture
-Architecture research -Links to architecture artists/designers -Perspective drawings -Material experiments -Final piece (3D sculpture, mixed media) Printing -Continue with the Architecture theme -Links to graffiti & stained-glass windows -Design & make a symmetrical pattern Transform this into a polyblock print. |
Chosen theme
Coursework (Investigate; Experiments; Record; Response)
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Chosen theme
Coursework Exam is issued January Y11 – students select their chosen exam question
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Homework | N/A
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N/A | N/A | Development of coursework | Development of coursework |
Careers
Fashion design
Graphic design
Theatre designer
Animator
Video game designer
Illustrator
Museum curator
Photographer
Architect
Product design
Textiles design
Ceramics
Advertising
Publishing
Interior design
Fashion and media journalism
Hair and make-up design
Retail design
Exhibition design
Visual media
Teaching