Curriculum Art and Design

Curriculum Intent:

The curriculum we provide is rich in skills and knowledge. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide students with an experience that is exciting and to ensure that our students combine practical skills with creative thinking, developing highly valuable and transferrable skills for future careers and life. 

Students are taught not only how to use formal elements within their artwork such as line, tone, colour, space, texture etc., but to also analyse how formal elements are used as powerful communication tools to create effect. Students experience a variety of media, techniques and processes over their studies. In KS3 students will develop their skills and understanding with progressive complexity, so that they are able to make informed choices and work with increasing independence into Key Stage 4.  

We support students in learning to co-operate and negotiate and be able to share good practice and learn from others. We actively promote looking at the work of others, celebrating other cultures and encouraging diversity. We develop students’ awareness of the impact of art on society and expect them to achieve by applying a variety of skills from the wider curriculum together with those specific to Art to produce effective and considered artworks. 

KS3 Art Curriculum Implementation and Overview:

In KS3, pupils access weekly sessions in Art to learn and develop a range of artistic knowledge and techniques.

Year 1

Year 2

KS4 Art and design Curriculum Implementation and Overview:

In KS4 pupils, pupils extend their knowledge and apply their learning into more project based tasks

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 (Year 11)