Curriculum – Art

Vision

Our aim is to provide a broad, stimulating and inclusive curriculum that fosters a love of the Arts and develops all students’ creativity and cultural understanding regardless of artistic ability. We want students to think and act like artists, designers and craft- makers, equipping them with the theoretical, practical and disciplinary knowledge and skills to experiment with and develop their creativity whilst encouraging their own personal expression. We do this by teaching them about visual literacy so that they can read, interpret and find meaning in different art, crafts and cultural contexts. We aim to provide learning contexts that promote their understanding of how art and design reflects and shapes our history, whilst developing their cultural capital.

Our curriculum is planned and sequenced so that students’ knowledge, skills and understanding of different media, techniques and contextual sources are progressively built on and secured. These threshold concepts underpin our curriculum and are delivered through theme- based termly projects at KS3. Specialist Art staff have devised project-based schemes of learning to develop knowledge and skills in drawing, painting, collage, papercutting and 3D sculpture. Students will explore a range of artists both past and present, as well as crafts-persons and cultures, developing their analytical and critical thinking skills and an appreciation of the contexts in which the works were made. They will work in sketchbooks and on portfolio sheets to record information, develop their ideas and evaluate their work.

Curriculum

Updated: July 2025

The curriculum is available to view online or download below:

Click here to view the GCSE and Equivalent Qualifications Specifications