Art 

Y7 Curriculum 

Y8 Curriculum

Y9 Curriculum

GCSE Art and Design

Art, Craft and Design Specification

Course overview

Art, Craft and Design is a broad and flexible course that requires students to develop an appreciation of the creative process through a practical response, using a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, materials, techniques and processes.

Course content

Art, Craft and Design has immense value as a GCSE subject. The course will equip you with the skills to engage with the visual arts throughout your life. GCSE art provides you with the opportunity to:

• Explore both contemporary and historical sources of art, craft and design through workshops, museum and art gallery visits.
• Combine specialist pathways to produce an exciting and personal portfolio.
• Develop the skill of selecting and presenting your most relevant and best work.
• Discover your artistic identity and expressive voice.
• Prepare for further study at A level

Exam board and Exam structure

Art and Design Practice - BTEC Level 1 / 2 Vocational 

Course overview

This qualification will offer you the opportunity to build the range of knowledge, understanding and practical skills you need to progress to further learning, and will also give you an engaging and stimulating introduction to the world of art and design.  You will explore some of the key areas within the creative sector, learning how to address the needs of clients and create art and design work that meets creative sector, learning how to address the needs of clients and create art and design work that meets creative project briefs.  This course is suited to pupils intending to study for further vocational awards.  The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts.  Learners will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, process and attitudes in the sector
• Development of key skills that prove aptitude in art and design practice
• Processes that underpins effective ways of working in the creative sector
• Attitudes that are considered most important in art and design practice

Exam board and Exam structure

 In this Vocational Tech Award the students will be developing and applying art and design practice skills focused on commercial opportunities.  Students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills in a practical way through scenario lead project work.  For example: Developing ideas and creating art and design outcomes for specific audiences and making artwork for the creative industries.

Curriculum Overview Map

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1. Working in Art helps learners to develop creative problem-solving skills.
2. Teaching through Art can present difficult concepts visually, making them more easy to understand.
3. Art instruction helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness.
4. Visual Arts teach learners about colour, layout, perspective, and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentations of academic work.
5. Integrating Art with other subjects reaches students who might not otherwise be engaged in classwork.
6. Art experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world.
7. Art provides challenges for learners at all levels.
8. Art education connects students with their own culture as well as with the wider world.