ART & DESIGN
Our big ideas in Art are:
Click here for details on the Big Ideas.
See below for the Art Learning Journey from Year 7 to Year 11 and the overviews for each Learning Cycle. They explain our planned curriculum of what students are expected to learn.
Art Curriculum and Assessment Calendar - Year 10 & Year 11
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You can find our Art KS3 knowledge organisers and support with KS3 home learning here.
The key contact for this subject is Mr J Stanley - Central Leader for Creative (james.stanley@pcsa.theplt.org.uk)
For more information about KS4 revision and study support visit our pages on revision and Prep for Success.
Preparing for KS4 study (GCSE and vocational qualifications in years 10 and 11)? Click here for information about the Year 9 Options Process.
To find out more about our careers provision, visit the careers webpage.
Year 7 Learning Cycle
Key Skills
Assessment focus:
Cubist drawing
Symbolism:
Frida Kahlo Portraits
Assessment focus:
A3 artist research page
Clay Mythical Creatures
Assessment focus:
Clay modelling
Multi-cultural Patterns
Assessment focus:
Personal response
Year 8 Learning Cycle
Key Skills
Assessment focus:
Still-life outcome
Pop Art
Assessment focus:
Mixed media experimentation
Clay natural forms:
Kate Malone
Assessment focus:
Clay modelling
Chinese Charcoal Drawing
Assessment focus:
Mark-making from observation using the Chinese style
Year 9 Learning Cycle
Key Skills
Assessment Focus:
Final Outcome
British Values:
Grayson Perry
Assessment focus:
Print about British culture
Day of the Dead
Assessment Focus:
3D relief
in the News: Rauschenberg
Assessment Focus:
Mixed Media Collage
Year 10 Learning Cycle
Unit 1
Assessment focus:
Workshop materials, skills and processes
Unit 2
Assessment focus:
Sustained project based on one chosen theme
Year 11 Learning Cycle
Sustained project continued
Assessment focus:
Externally set assignment