In Year 7 pupils are introduced to a wide range of experiences, some of which will be very new, some will have been experienced at Key Stage 2. Individual teaching staff are responsible for differentiation and progression within each project. Pupils are continually given the opportunity to reflect on what they have done before and wherever possible to demonstrate what they already know.
In Year 8 there is a greater emphasis upon the understanding and application of a range of techniques together with a growing concern for the presentation of work; reinforcing the work undertaken in year 7.
By year 9, pupils should have gained the confidence to perceive their ideas through a variety of processes and media. Pupils will be expected to draw upon the knowledge gained in Year 7 and 8 to develop their own ideas and to work independently.
In art and design, pupils develop skills in order to be able to:
- explore and develop ideas;
- investigate and make art, craft and design;
- evaluate and develop work.
They acquire and apply knowledge and understanding of:
- the visual and tactile qualities of materials and processes and how these can be manipulated and matched to ideas, purposes and audiences;
- codes and conventions and how these are used to represent ideas, beliefs and values in works of art, craft and design;
- continuity and change in the purposes and audiences of artists, craftspeople, and designers from Western Europe and the wider world.
Self Image
What’s in a Building?
Recreating Landscapes
Objects and Viewpoints
Animating Art
Shared View
Life Events
Change Your Style
Personal Places, Public Spaces
At Key Stage 4 students follow the AQA specification for GCSE Art & Design (Unendorsed).
The aim of the department is to develop the following in students:
- creative and imaginative powers, and the practical skills for communicating and expressing ideas, feelings and meanings in art, craft and design;
- investigative, analytical, experimental and interpretative capabilities, aesthetic understanding and critical skills;
- understanding of codes and conventions of art, craft and design and awareness of contexts in which they operate;
- knowledge and understanding of art, craft and design in contemporary societies and in other times and cultures.
The Specification at a Glance….
|
|
Coursework 60% of total marks
Two, three or four units of coursework
Centre assessed and moderated by AQA
|
Controlled Test 10 Hours 40% of total marks
Candidates respond to one starting point
Four week preparatory period and 10 hours of supervised time
Response to all assessment objectives required
Set by AQA, centre-assessed and moderated by AQA.
|
Content of the Applied A’ Level Art & Design (Single Award):
Unit 1 – 2D and 3D skills, materials and techniques - PORTFOLIO
Unit 2 – Communication and meaning through visual language - PORTFOLIO
Unit 3 – Preparing and working to a brief – EXTERNALLY ASSESSED
Completion of these three units results in an AS level qualification
Unit 10 – Professional practice and progression – EXTERNALLY ASSESSED
Unit 11 – Decorative imagery - PORTFOLIO
Unit 17 – Fine art specialisms – PORTFOLIO
Completion of all six units results in an A’ level qualification
|
