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The Warriner School

Art and Design

Welcome to Art and Design 

Subject Leader

Miss M Aylott

 

The Team 

Ms A Blythe

Mrs C James

Mr M Freeman, Art Technician

Curriculum Intent

Our aim is to deliver a lively, stimulating, and purposeful curriculum that provides all students with the opportunity to express themselves creatively in a rich, stimulating and safe environment. Art and Design offers unique opportunities for students to realise their potential and develop their imagination.

We provide a broad and balanced learning experience for students of all ages and abilities. We focus on building self-confidence, self-esteem and we encourage individual expression in response to visual, tactile and contextual stimulus. This helps to create world citizens with an understanding of how art impacts and enhances societies and our surroundings.

We provide cultural awareness through the understanding of the visual arts in different societies, times and contexts and enhance students’ ability to perceive and understand social, moral and personal values.

Our curriculum places a high value on knowledge. Through a range of taught projects students will know about a wide variety of processes, materials, and techniques and apply this knowledge in the creation of their own personal outcomes. Students in Art will develop their visual literacy which will enable them to respond using a range of processes, techniques and media.

Each year there is a clear progression of knowledge which builds on prior learning, which includes knowing how to use tools, materials and techniques with increasing proficiency. The whole curriculum is underpinned by drawing, artist research and the exploration and development of techniques and media throughout the Years from 7-13. There are also many opportunities given for discussion and analysis which includes the knowledge of subject specific tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary when talking about their own and others' artwork.

Through a carefully planned curriculum students will become more reflective and engaged learners and will acquire the knowledge that enables them to be risk takers and think curiously about their own practice. We are continuously responsive to the needs of our students and the ever-changing world and this is reflected in the curriculum. Students will have knowledge of art and culture, will have developed preferences and made choices which have a positive life-long impact.

Key Stage 3

All students study Art, Design and Technology at Key Stage 3.

Year 7: 
Students will be introduced to the subject areas through a range of projects, written to develop their knowledge, skills and creativity. These are delivered through rotations to ensure they are taught by subject specialists. The art projects will encompass many of the art formal elements such as line, tone, colour, pattern, texture and form. They will research a wide variety of contemporary artists and designers as well as developing ideas. The Technology projects will introduce key skills such as Identifying and investigating design possibilities, producing a design brief and specification, generating design ideas, developing design ideas, realising design ideas and analysing & evaluating

Year 8:
The knowledge and skills developed in Year 7 will be revisited and refined and students will produce work which stretches their ability to develop further and experiment with a wider range of materials, techniques and processes. They will evaluate their own and others work and justify their own opinions whilst generating and developing design ideas.

Year 9:
Students will be taught in discreet areas. This will enable students to undertake more in-depth projects which will facilitate resilience when responding to a theme. The projects will bridge the gap between KS3 and KS4 and be written to reflect the content of the GCSE syllabuses.

Key Stages 4 and 5

At Key Stages 4 and 5 we build upon the knowledge and skills learnt at KS3 but also develop more independence. From the start of Year 10 through to Year 13 we move from a more structured way of learning towards allowing more freedom of choice of materials and artists. We teach our students how to independently meet the needs of the exam board assessment criteria. This equips them with broader skills to prepare them for the next stage of their learning. The four Assessment Objectives set out by AQA for both GCSE and A Level are:
AO1: Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.

AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.

Lesson time is used to build up a portfolio of work to meet these four assessment objectives. At the start of a project we spend time looking at artists and designers and then respond to this by creating our own artwork. Students will be introduced to a range of media such as:

  • monoprint
  • collagraph and block printing
  • digital working methods
  • mark-making
  • charcoal, pastels
  • pen and ink
  • crayons and pencil
  • watercolour
  • acrylic and oil paint
  • clay, wood and metal
  • different papers and surfaces on which to work.

Students will then produce a final outcome that can be a painting, mixed media piece, sculpture or installation.

Externally Set assignment:

AQA will release a paper that contains a number of different starting points. Students will spend the preparatory period putting together a project that follows the same format as the portfolio of work and also meets the same assessment criteria. A final outcome will be produced in exam conditions.

Examination Information

AQA GCSE Fine Art or Three-dimensional DesignA Level Art and Design

Assessment

At GCSE the following will be submitted:

Component 1: Portfolio

What is assessed?

A Portfolio that covers all of the four assessment objectives and Final Outcome.

Additional supporting work – made up of any other artwork either from other projects or workshops.

How is it assessed?

  • No time limit
  • 96 marks
  • 60% of GCSE

Component 2: Externally set task

What is assessed?

Students respond to their chosen starting point from the exam paper. A project that covers all of the four assessment objectives and Final Outcome completed in exam conditions.

How is it assessed?

  • Preparatory period followed by 10 hours of supervised time
  • 96 marks
  • 40% of GCSE

At A Level the following will be submitted:

Component 1: Personal Investigation

What is assessed?

A Portfolio that covers all of the four assessment objectives, an essay and Final Outcome.

How is it assessed?

  • No time limit
  • 96 marks
  • 60% of A Level

Component 2: Externally set task

What is assessed?

Students respond to their chosen starting point from the exam paper. A project that covers all of the four assessment objectives and Final Outcome completed in exam conditions.

How is it assessed?

  • Preparatory period followed by 10 hours of supervised time
  • 96 marks
  • 40% of A Level

Other Information

Art Clubs run over most lunch times.  You can access the rooms to continue with your studies and project work.  Please make sure that you get a teacher's permission to be using the rooms.

Studying this subject may lead to a wide variety of career paths for example; Art gallery curator, Art therapist, Art teacher, Illustrator, Textile designer, Conservator, Architecture, Fashion buying and Set design among others.