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Art & Design

Art & Design

Miss J Taylor (Head of Department)jtaylor@conyers.org.uk
Mrs R Allardicerallardice@conyers.org.uk
Mrs M Bladesmblades@conyers.org.uk

Key Stage 4 Curriculum Map

Curriculum Intent

For every student to be able to show individuality through their work, building on skills and knowledge and personalising sketchbooks to show developments and progression of their own abilities.

Key Knowledge and Skills

Workshops to learn methods of a variety of arts and crafts as well as drawing and painting methods. Learning to discuss artist work through evaluating and analysing and to learn creative processes to achieve. To start with the Culture project looking at art and crafts from other cultures through looking at artist and teacher led workshops to build confidence and knowledge. To help students attain a standard to be proud of their achievements. to develop observational drawing and sensitivity within their work. To eventually learn independence to develop their own them to prepare students for the exam.
Key Skills

  • Developing ideas
  • Artist research and analysis
  • Annotation
  • Record ideas through observations: painting, drawing photography
  • Refining work through experimenting with a range of appropriate materials 
  • Present work showing a visual journey that reflects and evaluates pupils and the work of others.

Sequence Discussion

Students follow a rigorous programme of coursework, 2 units one based on Culture and Natural forms, working in sketchbooks and final pieces. This enables students to learn creative processes to meet the AO criteria for the course

Year 10

Half Term 1

Culture
India – Henna design, silk painting, printing workshops, Indian artists, Indian God
Africa – wraps, textiles and weave. Artists and a detailed pencil drawing through mark making and shading.

Half Term 2

Culture
Africa – wraps, textiles and weave. Artists and a detailed pencil drawing through mark making and shading.

Half Term 3

Culture
Aboriginal-Looking at Aboriginal styles of working through painting and drawing. Frank Hodgkinson workshops.
Develop final piece for culture component.

Half Term 4

Natural Forms
To find 4 artists and produce a pic collage of natural forms. To take photographs and present all information in book.

Half Term 5

Natural Forms
To find 4 artists and produce a pic collage of natural forms. To take photographs and present all information in book.

Half Term 6

Natural Forms
To look at photograph development on App and Printmaking.

Year 11

Half Term 1

Natural Forms
Photo collages, samples, discussions and photographs.

Half Term 2

Natural Forms
Development of final piece through drawing and painting.

Half Term 3

Exam preparation

Half Term 4

Exam preparation