The Curriculum

Keystage 3 Curriculum –

 

By the end of Keystage 3 Students should have a good knowledge and experience of the following Processes in Art & Design

Practices & Processes

Art             Craft             Design

Line           Tone             Colour         Pattern         Texture        Shape         Form
Space         Relief            2D              3D

Individual Work
Group Work

Drawing  - Line – Tone – Charcoal – pencil shading – Ink - Markmaking
Painting – Primary/ Secondary – Warm/Cool – Blending Dark/ Light – Complimentary
Collage – Cutting – ripping -
Textiles – Dyeing - Printing – Embroidery
Digi Media – Camera – Paintshop pro – Research
Printmaking – Mono printing – Collograph
Ceramics – Coil - Slab

 

Within each scheme of work there should be a strong Contextual link with Artists and Craftspeople and the use of ICT

 

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Keystage 4 Curriculum –

 

The GCSE course is ran by the Edexcel syllabus.

We have divided the projects into 2 themes ENVIRONMENT & IDENTITY.

 

Autumn
(7 weeks)         

Autumn
( 7 weeks)

Spring
(4 weeks)

Spring
(4 weeks)

Summer
(8 weeks)

Summer
(5 weeks)

 

Year 10

 

Environment

 

 

Identity

 

Mock Exam
(2 weeks)

 

Environment

 

 

 

 

Year 11

 

Environment

 

 

Year 11
Mock Exam
(4 weeks)

 

Preparation for GCSE Exam

(Starting around week 28)
 
10 weeks to prepare

 

 

 

The main emphasis should be on teaching strong drawing and able to give the students confidence in developing their ideas into a range of different areas.

Students should show evidence in their journey books of the following.

Practices & Processes

Art             Craft             Design

Line           Tone             Colour         Pattern         Texture        Shape         Form
Space         Relief            2D              3D

Individual Work
Group Work

Drawing  - Line – Tone – Charcoal – pencil shading – Ink - Markmaking
Painting – Primary/ Secondary – Warm/Cool – Blending Dark/ Light – Complimentary
Collage – Cutting – ripping -
Textiles – Dyeing - Printing – Embroidery
Digi Media – Camera – Paintshop pro – Research
Printmaking – Mono printing – Collograph
Ceramics – Coil - Slab

Within each scheme of work there should be a strong Contextual link with Artists and Craftspeople and the use of ICT