Art & Design

Aims

• To stimulate and maintain student curiosity, interest and enjoyment in Art

• To develop recording and creative thinking skills

• To understand that Art is an important, pleasurable and fundamental realm of human experience

• To provide suitable examination qualifications

• To encourage, develop and prepare those pupils who wish to pursue an Art career

Staff

Mrs Jones
Miss Brown
Miss McFlynn
Miss Moore
Miss Neill
Miss Seargeant

Key Stage 3

Year 8

• Visual Elements of Art and Colour Theory 

• Natural and Human Forms 

• Animals and Creatures 

• Pop Art 

Year 9

• Visual Elements of Art and Colour Theory 

• Food  

• World Cultures 

• Graffiti and Street Art 

Year 10

• Visual Elements of Art and Colour Theory 

• Drawing Skills 

• All About Me  

• GCSE Style Project – based on a chosen theme 

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Key Stage 4

GCSE Art and Design, OCR

Component 1

• Portfolio - 60% (non-exam assessment)

Component 2

• Externally set assignment - 40% (non-exam assessment)

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Post 16

OCR A2 Art and Design

• Personal Investigation
  Sketchbook and experimental pieces
  Final Outcome - Coursework = 60%
  Written requirement 1000 - 3000 words

• External Examination 40%
  Sketchbook and experimental pieces
  Final outcome - 15 hours’ examination

Skills Developed

• Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigation

• Independent learning

• Being creative

• Experiment and select resources, media, materials and techniques

• Record observations

• Become aware of a wide range of artists, designers and craft workers and be able to make connections to their artwork

• Prepare the pupils for third level education

Careers

• Architect

• Ceramicist

• Fashion Designer

• Fine Artist

• Furniture Designer

• Graphic Designer

• Interior Designer

• Jeweller

• Photographer

• Product Designer

• Set Designer

• Prop Maker (Film/TV Production)

• Printmaker

• Web/Game Designer