Art

Art

Creative Arts Teachers

Mr Walker Head of Faculty Creative Arts/Head of Department Drama
Miss Argent Head of Department Art
Mrs Banks Head of Department Music
Mrs Gill Teacher of Drama/Head of Year
Miss Cowley Teacher of Music/Head of Year
Miss Talbot Teacher of Art

Subject: Art

Head of Subject: Miss Argent

Art and design vision statement

As a department, the art team’s vision is to want to excite students to think, create, use their imagination and develop their individual skills. We want to inspire students to be creative and have confidence in their own ideas and artistic progress. We want students to believe in the imagination and where it can take us and that everyone has the potential to be creative. We expect students to participate to the best of their ability, but we understand that developing skills takes time and practice and that taking risks is challenging but we want students to be confident to take risks and experiment. The Art department strives to challenge all students individually and allow them to access a wider breadth of art history, cultures and genres than they would usually experience.

Statement of Intent

At Kirkby High school, we recognise the vital and integral role of art and design within the school curriculum. We provoke curiosity, creativity and self - expression to develop alongside resilience, confidence and critical thinking skills.

Students are taught to develop an understanding of the main art theories and learn how to make connections between art movements and historical, cultural events as well as exploring contemporary art. In addition, students develop skills in analysing and expressing opinions using artistic terminology and vocabulary.

Moreover, our curriculum enables students of all abilities to develop a natural sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around them. Our focus is in developing an ambitious curiosity in art, drawing, painting, digital art, and craft, that will inspire their visual awareness and thinking in future life.

We believe everyone has the potential to be creative and gain a love of learning through art and design. All students can succeed, and learning is ongoing with the foundations of this curiosity being nurtured at a young age.

KS3

Key stage 3 students receive a one hour art lesson per week and are taught in mixed ability classes. Assessment and feedback take part every half term highlighting students skills and areas for development.
Art homework is completed in a school sketchbook. There are two homework’s per half term with the option to work on one of them as an in-depth piece of work.

KS4

At Key Stage 4 Art is taught as a GCSE option. Students that opt to take Art in Key Stage 4 have 3 hours per week. Students are set in mixed ability classes.

Students follow the AQA art and design course 8201. For this qualification students will be awarded a grade 1-9 following their GCSE examination in the summer of Year 11. Assessments to track progress are set regularly throughout each half term. With feedback being related to GCSE criteria to highlight areas of strength and development throughout the course. Students are expected to spend at least one hour per week in their own time continuing with their assignments.

Throughout their time at Kirkby, students are taught the following key skills:

Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources

Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes

Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses

Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.

Overview of the Art Curriculum

The topics students cover throughout Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 are outlined in the link below:

Art Curriculum Overview

Links to GCSE Exam Board Specifications

The specification code for GCSE Art is– 8202

GCSE Art Specification (2018 entries)

GCSE Art Specification (2017 entries)

Additional Information

Students are able to work in the art room in their own time. Equipment is available for students to complete work at home.