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Key Stage 3 Art and Design

During Key Stage 3 pupils work on a number of projects which allow them to learn about art, craft and design and work with a range of traditional and new media, developing confidence, competence, imagination and creativity. They explore visual, tactile and other sensory experiences to communicate ideas and meanings. All pupils have the opportunity to work, think and act as artist's craftspeople and designers working creatively and intelligently.

Pupils learn to appreciate and value images and artifacts across times and cultures and to understand the contexts in which they were made. They reflect critically on their own and other people's work, judging quality, value and meaning. Through out the course pupils develop an appreciation of art, craft and design and learn about its role in the creative and cultural industries that enrich their lives.

Key Stage 4 Art and Design

At Key Stage 4 pupils follow the unendorsed course for the exam board AQA. This course allows pupils to use a variety of two and three dimensional media, techniques and processes including both traditional and new. Pupils work on a series of projects and create a portfolio of work. They use sketchbooks to record and develop ideas. In the second year of the course they complete an externally set task which is a timed project responding to a chosen starting point.

Assessment

60 % Coursework ( Portfolio of Work)

40% Externally Set Task

Pupils are assessed on their ability to

Develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding.

Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes.

Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual/or other forms.

Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understanding, realising intentions and where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral or other elements.