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Curriculum intent

Art, craft and design embodies some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to our culture 

Our curriculum for art aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
  • Become proficient in drawing, painting and sculpture
  • Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
  • Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms

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Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 7

Man Vs Nature

  • Observational drawing skills
  • Media exploration
  • Shape

Renaissance Nature...Growth...Decay

  • Tone
  • Form
  • Line

Development of Colour

  • Colour theory
  • Pattern
  • Texture
Year 8

Sweets, Fruits and Flowers

  • Wayne Thiebaud
  • Georgia O'Keefe
  • Paul Gauguin

Freedom. Me, Myself and I

  • Portraiture
  • Proportion
  • Personal Expression

Society - Our Landscape and Surroundings

  • Watercolours
  • Acrylics
  • Gouache
  • Photography
  • Painting
Year 9

Surrealism

  • Rene Magritte
  • Salvador Dali
  • Photogrpahy
  • Sculpture
  • Painting 
  • Drawing

Own Project (Inspired by Communication & Technology)

  • Research Skills
  • Development Skills
  • Refinement Skills
  • Making Skills

Personal Project

  • Reasearch Skills
  • Development Skills
  • Refinement Skills
  • Making Skills