| Teaching Staff | Mrs S Wyatt (Subject Leader)
Mrs A St John |
| Year 7 students will study | Introduction to the formal elements within Art – tone, texture, pattern, form, line and colour.
Natural forms to using observational drawings skills and applying formal element in the style of artists. Architectural project looking at texture and line. Portraits- facial features, mapping rules, proportion, and artist’s influences. |
| Year 8 students will study | Recap on formal elements, mark making and pattern using cultural influence of Islamic and polish culture.
Natural forms focusing on observational drawing and painting techniques. Day of the dead project |
| Year 9 students will study | Mark making and more specialist techniques to develop formal elements.
GCSE students complete a project based on the theme ‘changes’ starting with architecture as a context. |
| Year 10 students will study | Students continue to develop their portfolio of work based on the theme changes. Students complete a series of mini projects to communicate their own interpretation of the theme. |
| Year 11 students will study | Complete portfolio of art work on the changes theme.
Complete prep work for exam set by the exam board and complete 10 hour exam. |
| You will be assessed by | KS3 – sketchbook work, final pieces, assessment pieces, homework.
KS4 – GCSE Fine Art ü Coursework portfolio (60% of overall grade). ü Externally set exam 10 hour exam (40% of overall grade). |
| Extra-curricular opportunities | Key Stage 4 boosters on Wednesday’s after-school.
Lunchtime –boosters for KS4 Art competitions KS3 – Thursday art club |
| Homework | KS3 –Art work booklet/tasks/research(Half-termly)
KS4 – Attend boosters/research and continuation of class work. |
| Examination board | AQA |