Welcome to the Art Department:
The Art Department is a friendly and successful department offering students many opportunities to develop their creative skills.
| Vice Principal | Ms N. Patel |
| Teacher of Art | Ms R. Parsons |
| Art Technician | Ms C. LLoyd |
Art Curriculum Map
Year 7 overview:
The Year 7 Art curriculum builds the foundation skills students require for success in this subject at GCSE and A-Level. It focuses on the formal elements of Line, Texture, Colour, and Shape, as well as analysis and personal responses to others work and their own.
Students are taught to experiment and investigate different materials and processes. Students are encouraged to explore their ideas and create their own Art work, whilst developing an ability to be self-critical and listen to feedback from peers to improve work.
Term By term
| Focus | Assessment | |
| Autumn 1 | So, what do I know? – Using different materials and techniques to create an image -analysis of others work | Base line assessment portfolios are constructed over this half term. All the work assessed to ascertain a baseline/starting level. |
| Autumn 2 | Can we make pictures come alive? -Examination of formal elements: line, texture, shape, colour -Exploration of colour theory and colour mixing | Students create an observational drawing and present this as their final piece. This drawing and sketch books are used to fully assess student progress. |
Spring 1
| What’s your view point? -Observation drawing -Analysis and critical evaluation techniques -Use of different 2D mediums: water colours, ink, pencils/coloured pencils, oil pastels | Students create a final piece using either, paint/oil pastel or collage which takes elements from- Picasso, Matisse and Cezanne’s work. The composition and use of techniques are assessed along with the students sketch book. |
| Spring 2 | Where did Art come from? -Research and presentation techniques | Presentation of two pieces of research/art work. 1) Cave art inspired stencil work 2) Printed patterns inspired by Arabic art |
| Summer 1 & 2 | Are out first impressions always right? -Exploring simple construction techniques and materials, -Adaptation, problem solving and evaluation through making -Critical analysis and evaluation of own and others work | This 12 week unit consists of three formal assessments. Assessment 1: Assessment of 2D work, application and understanding of colour theory, colour mixing and the formal elements Assessment 2: Critical analysis and personal responses to the work of others and their own, quality of analytical writing. Final assessment: Assessment of student construction techniques and their design ideas in response to their artist research. |
Homework:
Students are set homework every other week and they are expected to spend about an hour completing it. The home work encourages independent research, exploration of materials and personal responses to others work- which build on learning within the lesson.
Year 8 Overview:
The Year 8 Art curriculum builds the foundation skills acquired in Year 7, of developing knowledge of the formal elements (Line, Texture, Colour, and Shape), analysis of personal work and the work of others. The Year 8 curriculum closely follows the GCSE assessment objectives to ensure all students experience the expectations of an Art GCSE course.
Students are taught to experiment and investigate different materials and processes. They are encouraged to explore their ideas and create their own art work, whilst developing an ability to be self critical and listen to constructive feedback from peers. The final term consist of a unit of work set out as mini GCSE assignment. Students work through the GCSE Assessment Objectives and they produce a final assessment piece informed by work carried out over the unit- as would be expected at GCSE.
Term By term
| Focus | Style of Assessment GCSE Assessment Objective | |
| Autumn | Can Art Be a Science? – Using different materials and techniques -recording how materials behave | Final assessment is based on the culmination of all the experiments into a reference portfolio.
Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes. |
| Spring | Are all artists and art the same? -Examination the work by other artists and different art movements -Exploration of how artists use the formal elements -research and recording our personal responses | Students create a GCSE style research page, where they research an artist and record their personal responses to that artists work. Students use a variety of materials to explore a painting created by their chosen artist. Students are also assessed on presentation techniques used.
Develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding. |
| Summer | What’s inspires art? -Observation drawing from primary and secondary sources -develop final composition ideas -Analysis and critical evaluation techniques -Use of different 2D mediums: acrylic paints | Students are given a theme (as they would be in the GCSE) they create research materials in the form of observational drawing which students then combine with drawings from secondary sources. These pieces of work are combined to create a composition for a final piece (painting on canvas using acrylic). The final piece and preparatory work are used to form a final assessment.
Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual and/or other forms.
Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understanding and realising intentions. |
Homework:
Students are set homework every other week and they are expected to spend about an hour completing it. The home work encourages independent research, exploration of materials and personal responses to others’ work – which build on learning within the lesson and feeds into the following lessons.
Year 9 overview:
The Year 9 Art curriculum builds the foundation skills acquired in Year 8, of developing knowledge of the formal elements (Line, Texture, Colour, and Shape), analysis of personal work and the work of others. The Year 9 curriculum closely follows the GCSE assessment objectives to ensure all students experience the expectations of an Art GCSE course.
Students are taught to experiment and investigate different materials and processes. They are encouraged to explore their ideas and create their own art work, whilst developing an ability to be self critical and listen to constructive feedback from peers. The final term consist of a unit of work set out as mini GCSE assignment. Students work through the GCSE Assessment Objectives and they produce a final assessment piece informed by work carried out over the unit- as would be expected at GCSE.
Term By term
| Focus | Style of Assessment GCSE Assessment Objective | |
| Autumn 1 | What Practice makes perfect? -explore what might inspire a drawing -Build confidence in drawing -practicing what makes a successful drawing -practicing colour theory and blending | Final sustained observational drawing using colour.
Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual and/or other forms. |
| Autumn 2 | What makes me, me? – Examine and practice techniques used to create portraits(proportions) -identify and explore artists that use identify to inspire their work -develop original work which is influenced by the artist examined in the unit | Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes. Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual and/or other forms. |
| Spring | Are all artists and art the same? -Examination the work by other artists and different art movements -Exploration of how artists use the formal elements -research and recording our personal responses | Students create a GCSE style research page, where they research an artist and record their personal responses to that artists work. Students use a variety of materials to explore a painting created by their chosen artist. Students are also assessed on presentation techniques used.
Develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding. |
| Summer | What’s inspires art? -Observation drawing from primary and secondary sources -develop final composition ideas -Analysis and critical evaluation techniques -Use of different 2D mediums: acrylic paints | Students are given a theme (as they would be in the GCSE) they create research materials in the form of observational drawing which students then combine with drawings from secondary sources. These pieces of work are combined to create a composition for a final piece (painting on canvas using acrylic). The final piece and preparatory work are used to form a final assessment.
Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual and/or other forms.
Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understanding and realising intentions. |
Homework:
Students are set homework every other week and they are expected to spend about an hour completing it. The home work encourages independent research, exploration of materials and personal responses to others’ work – which build on learning within the lesson and feeds into the following lessons.
GCSE Year 10 overview:
Over the course of Year 10 and 11 students will work on three separate projects which cover each of the Edexcel Assessment Objectives and produce a portfolio of work that answers the assessment objective questions.
60% of the course is based on continual Controlled Assessment carried out in school during Year 10 and the start of Year 11. The final 40% is studied in Year 11 in the spring and summer terms. This 40% takes the form of an Externally Set Exam paper in which students must demonstrate independent work meeting all Assessment Objectives and culminates in a 10 hour exam in which they produce their final outcomes.
Assessment Objectives:
In Year 10, students focus on completing controlled assessment tasks on the theme of ‘Surfaces’ (project1) up till the Easter break after which they will be set and ‘internally set exam paper’ (project 2). They will work independently on project 2 to produce a body of work that will lead to a final outcome which they will construct in during the 5 hour exam in the summer term.
The controlled assessments take place in school on fixed dates. It is imperative that students are in school at these times as it will be difficult students to catch up if they miss out.
Term by Term:
Autumn 1: Unit 1 Surfaces | Focus of assessment | Autumn 2: Unit 1 Surfaces | Focus of assessment |
GCSE INDUCTION Material experiments Observational drawing Gallery visit recording
| Developing initial research Artist research and response Refining ideas(brainstorming) | ||
Spring 1: Unit 1 Surfaces | Focus of assessment | Spring 2 : Unit 1 Surfaces | Focus of assessment |
Refining Ideas (layering imagery) Refining ideas (working with digital imagery) | Development of final outcomes Planning construction and execution of final piece Construction and presentation of final outcome | ||
| Spring 2 Unit 1: Internally set exam paper | Brainstorming lines of enquiry Artist research and response Artist research and response | ||
| Focus of assessment | Focus of assessment | ||
| Summer 1 Unit 1: Internally set exam paper | Observational drawing Initial research Artist research and response
| Summer 2 Unit 1: Internally set exam paper | Developing Ideas Refining Ideas Planning final outcome construction Construction of final ideas (EXAM) Evaluation
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Homework:
Students will receive a schedule which outlines the focus for independent study every week. It is imperative that students take responsibility for this independent work to ensure they stay up to date with their course work. Every two weeks this independent work will form the basis of a one to one tutorial with their classroom teacher and a discussion of how the work was completed and where it fits into the project.
Useful Resources:
- The Learning Centre
- GCSE Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/
- Edexcel: http://www.edexcel.com/i-am-a/student/Pages/home.aspx
To extend and develop understanding:
Students are encouraged as part of the course to interact with other artist work- and therefore would encourage you to take your child to as many art exhibitions and galleries as possible- this will allow them to meet Assessment Objective 1.
Review of year 10
Concept: Surfaces/exam work from summer 2 mock
Knowledge/Skill:
-Collection & use of primary and secondary source material.
-Contextual studies.
-Development of ideas and experimenting with media.
-Production of an outcome with clear links to the above
Final Assessment: final presentation of all work made
moderation of all work produced
Layers (mock exam prep and exam) Concept: using the source material created in ‘surfaces’ Students create a body of work covering all 4 assessment objectives Knowledge/Skill: portfolio development – Collection & use of primary and secondary source material. -Contextual studies. -Development of ideas and experimenting with media. -Production of an outcome with clear links to the above
Final Assessment: 5 hour exam- where final outcome is produced Assessment: final moderation of all work and final outcomes Externally set question(mini Concept: students create their own body of work- documenting their journey through their enquiry. Knowledge/Skill: portfolio development -Collection & use of primary and secondary source material. -Contextual studies. -Development of ideas and experimenting with media. -Production of an outcome with clear links to the above Final Assessment: 20 hours preparation covering all assessment objectives, 10hour exam covering Assessment objective 4
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Useful Resources:
- The Learning Centre
- GCSE Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/
- Edexcel: http://www.edexcel.com/i-am-a/student/Pages/home.aspx
To extend and develop understanding:
Students are encouraged as part of the course to interact with other artist work- and therefore would encourage parents to take their child to art exhibitions and galleries if possible.