Art and Design
Art and Design
As a department our aim is to provide every student with a creative experience that will develop key artistic skills during their two years in KS3. Students will develop technical skills such as: drawing, painting and printing where they will use a wide range of materials. Students will experience working in 2D and 3D both individually and collaboratively, studying artists from the past to the present to inspire and develop their work. Our aim is to enable all students to develop their confidence, communication skills and their imagination.
Why study Art and Design?
Learners need to find an outlet to express themselves. Art and Design gives learners a positive outlet to express themselves. Through studying Art and Design learners are developing their communication skills, independence, creativity, problem solving, learning to work with others. Art and Design will create many different avenues for learners to go down in the future. Learners can explore fields such as; Architecture, Fashion, Construction, Web designers, Vehicle design, Product design, Film, Photography and Promotions. All these career paths require some form of creativity.
How would I learn?
The Art and Design course aims to allow learners to make a meaningful and insightful response to a select starting point. It will allow the learner to explore different materials and allow them to make independent choices on which materials will be most appropriate to what they intend on achieving. The course provides learners with an outlet to express themselves visually. Throughout the course learners will develop observational skills and how to record ideas through a range of materials and processes. They will also work with 2D and 3D relief techniques and learn to carry out independent study researching artists and their relevance and influence on their work
Art and Design Curriculum Map
- Year 7
- Year 8
- Year 9 - Art and Design
- Year 10 - Art and Design
- Year 11 - Art and Design
- Year 9 - Photography
- Year 10 - Photography
- Year 11 - Photography
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Key Subject Facts
Exam Board:
AQA
Course Makeup:
- Exam 40%
- Non-Exam Assessment 60%
Exam Structure:
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Learners will be given the exam paper during the summer term of year 11.
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They will select a starting point from the exam paper and create a portfolio based around their selected starting point.
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Learners will create the final outcome in a 10 hour exam.
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This unit will count for 40% of the overall grade.
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This unit will be marked out of 80 and will be marked internally and moderated externally.