Subject: Art
Head of Faculty: Miss Anderson
Staff: Miss Miller, Mr Archer, Miss Jones
Introduction and ethos of subject
As a department, the Art team are passionate about creating a positive, exciting and inclusive environment which encourages all students to thrive.
With staff having a variety of creative backgrounds we are able to offer an engaging and enriching curriculum. Art as a subject allows students the freedom to develop a creative identity and encourages the development of skills such as creative thinking, motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness.
During KS4, students will enhance their knowledge of the assessment criteria and acquire the knowledge necessary for examination success.
Our GCSE Fine Art and Digital Art courses allow students to develop creatively and practically whilst responding to a project theme. Throughout the projects students are encouraged to explore and develop an idea through research and experimentation, then refining their idea development to create personal responses. These two year courses require students to work independently to develop and create ideas. Students will be required to work to strict deadlines in order to complete their project work and be able to write analytically about artists and their work.
If students opt to study Fine Art, students will develop skills in a range of areas such as drawing, painting, print making, photography and mixed media. Project themes include topics such as portraiture, creative landscapes, natural forms and social issues.
If students opt to study Digital Art, students will develop an range of areas within digital art such as the use of Digital SLRs, studio lighting, photoshop, pixlr and mixed media. This course expects students to work independently to develop and create ideas.
Students will be required to work to strict deadlines in order to complete their project work and be able to write analytically about artists and their work. Project themes include topics such as portraiture, creative landscapes, natural forms and social issues.
Both GCSE courses are made up of two components – Coursework (60%) and Exam (40%). Students are required to complete two projects which will be marked towards their coursework component and an externally set assessment which is their exam project.
