Visual Arts
Studying Art supports students to understand and embrace the visual world in which we live by learning through making. We encourage students to broaden both their practical skills and contextual analysis through a rigorous programme of study.
The department consists of highly knowledgeable teachers who are passionate about their subject. Teaching is predominately practical underpinned by discourse making the courses accessible to a range of learning styles, as well as supportive of the students' ability to make meaningful artefacts.
Our aim is to promote a real enthusiasm for the study of Art by exposing students to a range of contexts, strategies, processes and materials to scaffold their understanding and practical skills to promote their personal attainment.
Creativity is at the heart of the curriculum and students will learn to engage in a wide range of art movements, artists and strategies for making which foster independence as they progress through the school.
Key Stage 4, we follow the AQA Art and Design specification. Students will have an option to choose to study Fine Art or Photography at GCSE level. Students will study a range of strategies for making using a wide range of processes and materials to create sophisticated outcomes. The course is 60% coursework and 40% externally set unit which includes an extended preparation time period.