Art & Design
Curriculum Intent
Curriculum Overview
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Y7 |
Mark-Making 2D /Formal elements Exploring the power, purpose and the meaning of drawing. Mind-Maps exploring a starting point. Making critical connections. Street art. Art and design in the news. Baseline assessment. Re-stablishing classroom routines. Retrieval and re-visit. Literacy focus and use of subject specific language. 2D/Expressive approaches/ Digital drawing, introducing colour theory, Presenting a final response. |
Structures/Architecture 3D/Experimentation. Making critical connections. Introduction to the creative processes. Design process. Investigating Architecture around the world. Exploration of how issues such as poverty can influence architecture. Construction planning and working Marquette and model making. |
Still life 2D 2D, drawing, painting, print making, digital media. Mind-maps exploring the starting point: Mechanical. Printing/photography/digital media. Drawing techniques, formal elements, and use of digital media. Application of tone and different painting techniques. Making critical connections, and observational drawing. Exploring a range of artists, designers and craftsperson’s. Presenting artist research, idea development and reflection. Compare and contrast. |
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Y8 |
Exploring cultural traditions around the world. 2D/ Exploring qualities and the potential of media. AFL/ Retrieval and re-visit. Sketchbook presentation, review literacy expectations. Understanding cultural influences and experiences. Creating informed investigations using painting, weaving, 3D, printing, and illustration. Independent development of ideas. Applying the formal elements and developing a visual language to recognise signs and symbols. Art and Design in the news. |
Mixed Media Collage/2D/cardboard relief/digital media Making contextual links, exploring conflict and protest art, experimenting with media and image and text. Image manipulation software. Developing textural surfaces , developing ideas into relief printmaking, Exploring the properties of different media, techniques and materials skills based workshops. |
Still life 2D/ Digital media/ image manipulation/Photography/ Zine creating. Applying the formal elements to a series of observed studies. Investigations informed by critical connections. Colour blending and drawing from 3 Dimensional starting points. Engaging with a range of creative practitioners. Different angles, viewpoints, diagonals, angles, symmetry. Use of digital media. |
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Y9 |
Microscopia 2D/3D Print making, digital media, exploring the qualities of a range of media that include clay, scraffito and card relief. Introduction to conceptual based work. Making critical connections with practitioners who freely communicate visually. Independently creating interpretations in response to the work of others. Recovery curriculum retrieval and re-visit annotation, literacy expectations, engaging with the work of others and also observational recording. Independent review and reflection. |
What is art and design? Exploring careers and L3 qualifications within the visual arts. Making critical connections to contemporary artists and designers. |
Sweets Still life |
Portraits and distortion Portrait and line/ proportion and ratio, 2D/digital media Exploring drawing techniques and observational recording. Looking at portraits over time, producing informed investigations. Experimenting and exploring the qualities of selected media. Using annotation describes the creative process. Generate discussion of the work and participate in group work activities. Art and design in the news. |
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Y10 |
Natural Form/Decayed and distressed surfaces. (60%) 2d/Relief Recovery curriculum Retrieval and re-cap prior learning. Exploration of the theme. Observational recording explores different surface qualities, applying the formal elements, experimenting, and exploring techniques and media. Exploring recording techniques, close up. Creating informed investigations and experimenting with a wide range of media, techniques, and materials. Skills-led workshops and use of hook and connect to inform reflection and evaluation. Students to independently collect, annotate, record, refine and review.
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Artist/skills-based workshops AND Mock examination paper (60%) A series of practical-based workshops introducing a range of artists over time for pupils to make explicit links with. Students to present their responses and investigations. Mock Examination (60%) Live paper Independent exploring of a starting point. Visual journal or design sheets.
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Y11 |
Artist/skills based workshops AND Mock examination paper (60%) A series of practical based workshops introducing a range of artists over time for pupils to make explicit links with. Students to present their responses and investigations. Mock Examination (60%) Live paper Independent exploring of a starting point. Visual journal or design sheets.
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Identity and a sense of self. (60%) 2D/3D/ digital media/ photography/ installation/ relief Observation and recording, Experimenting to develop and refine ideas. Collecting visual materials. Creating informed investigations, reviewing and refining. Investigating issue based art work/portraiture and responding to the world around them. Independently responding to the starting point. Students to document their findings. Using a range of drawing methods and media. (Less teacher led)
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ESA 40% |
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Medium Term Plans
Art SMSC Statement