Art & Design
- Artists of the week
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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Art, Craft and Design department is housed across four art studios that provide students with the opportunity to explore a broad range of techniques and processes in a spacious light environment.
Students are encouraged to develop their technical skills and experience art first hand in order to inform their own practise and be artists themselves.
The achievements of Macmillan artists are celebrated through the artist of the week accolade and regular exhibitions in the gallery space that runs through the heart of the department.
CREATE
- Students are encourage to develop through the use of the department initiative CREATE.
CREATE is used to inspire a dialogue
promoting enquiry and learning.
The term create stands for:
> C - concepts
> R - research
> E - experiment
> A - analyse
> T - techniques
> E - exhibit
Students will use the model to support them explore art practically and critically and will be given feedback using the language within it.
key stage 3 CURRICULUM
Students study a broad range of disciplines in relation to the work of artists, designers and craftspeople from historical and contemporary contexts. They develop their practical and critical skills enabling them to learn and apply the formal elements of art and develop their own concepts.
| Year 7 Topics | |
| Term | Topic |
| Autumn | Trophies |
| Spring | Rhythm and Rhyme |
| Summer | Calligraphy/ Sports Day Challenge |
| Year 8 Topics | |
| Term | Topic |
| Autumn | Head to Head (portraits) |
| Spring | Art History |
| Summer | Craft |
| Year 9 Topics | |
| Term | Topic |
| Autumn | Books |
| Spring | Surrealism |
| Summer | Natural forms |
KEY STAGE 4 CURRICULUM
Students currently study the GCSE Art and Design (unendorsed) awarded by OCR the course enables students to study and explore a broad range of visual arts encompassing painting, sculpture, textiles and photography. In year 10 students experience art and artefacts first hand through an educational visit to inspire their learning and exploration.
In year 11 students gain experience of working under examination conditions through the preparation of a project which concludes with the production of a final piece during a 5 hour mock examination. This prepare them for their Externally set Test (Examination) in the spring which results in a 10 hour time to produce and outcome.
Assessment for GCSE Art and Design unendorsed is as follows;
PORTFOLIO UNIT |
EXTERNALLY SET TASK |
60% |
40% |
At the end of the course students submit a Portfolio of evidence to submit for formal assessment. The portfolio should represent roughly 45 hours of work and include the best examples from at least two projects. |
The remainder of marks at GCSE come from an Externally Set Task. This is a project set by the examination board. You'll have time to create a body of preparatory work - in a sketchbook or journal before spending 10 hours under examination conditions on a final piece. |
KEY STAGE 5 CURRICULUM
The department offers students the opportunity to study Fine Art and Textiles at ‘AS’ Level and ‘A’ Level awarded by AQA. Many students opt to study both subjects. Students are encouraged to develop their own practise whilst taking part in skills building workshops, artist residences and portfolio enhancing projects.
Experiencing art first hand is at the heart of the department ethos and students are encouraged to visit galleries in their own time as well as on organised study visits.
AS Outline |
A2 Outline |
At AS candidates are introduced to a variety of experiences employing a range of media, processes and techniques appropriate to the chosen area of study:
For assessment weightings see AQA Specification. |
At A2, candidates are required to build upon the knowledge, understanding and skills gained in AS with greater depth of study:
For assessment weightings see AQA Specification. |
ENRICHMENTS
Art enrichments are popular and enable students to explore elements of the subject beyond the curriculum.
Monday
- Watercolours- Mrs Charlton and Mrs Gorman
- Post 16 Drawing- Mr Lightfoot
Wedensday
- GCSE Study support (Mrs Charlton, Miss Clapham, Mrs Moore, Miss Spencer and Mrs Ellington)
Our Exhibition Space
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We are delighted with our new corridor gallery. If you haven’t already seen it, come up to the department and view the salon – style interior, complete with maroon red covered panelling from floor to old breeze block line. The space above this is white, to maximise the light. Our first exhibition is from a community group from Stockton who call themselves “full circle against discrimination” which shares space with our wonderful. Year 7 Art shoes located on podia.
The year ahead for exhibitions is as follows:
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September - Mid November: Exhibits will include Year 7 Trophies, GCSE Art and Design work and ‘A’ Level work from both Fine Artists and Textile students.
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Mid November- to January: CREATE- Our Gallery- a celebration of KS3 work and gallery naming competition.
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Mid January: March The Cleveland Art Society.
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March-June: CREATE Celebration of the academic year.
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June: GCSE, ‘AS’ and ‘A’ Level exhibitions.
Department Staff
| Name | Position |
| Mrs A Charlton | Head of Art, Craft and Design |
| Mr I Lightfoot | Specialist Leader in Creativity, Art and Design |
| Mrs K Moore | Teacher of Art, Craft and Design |
| Miss L Clapham | Teacher of Art, Craft and Design and Dance |
| Mrs E Spencer | Assistant to the Art, Craft and Design Department |
| Mrs C Ellington | Art, Craft and Design Support, Technician and Displays |
| Mr Joyce | Volunteer Support and Technician |
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