Art & Design

“Art speaks where words are unable to explain”

Year 7Year 8Year 9Year 10Year 11
Half Term 1

Formal Elements within Art & Design

Photography within Art and Design.

Digital animation and frame manipulation. How digital images are represented in computers.

Personal investigation introduction within art and design.

Personal Investigation reviewing progress.

Half Term 2

Aboriginal Art

Textiles within Art and Design.

Natural forms and skills within art and design.

Personal investigation research within art and design.

Personal Investigation presenting findings for a meaningful response.

Half Term 3

Blending and Toning Drawings using symmetry with bugs

Painting and drawing project focusing on sweets with artist research.

Natural forms, research and experimentation within art and design.

Personal investigation portfolio development.

Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief.

Half Term 4

Textiles

Portraiture within art and design.

Man made drawing project to develop skills.

Personal investigation experimenting skills.

Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief.

Half Term 5

Natural Forms and Mixed Media

Observational studies within art and design.

Man made project and printmaking.

Personal investigation, independent project development.

Externally assessed unit. Portfolio development from a brief.

Half Term 6

Environmental and Collage project.

Pop Art

Painting project with junk food.

Personal investigation, independent project development.

Course complete


Year 7

Half Term 1

Formal Elements within Art & Design

Half Term 2

Aboriginal Art

Half Term 3

Blending and Toning Drawings using symmetry with bugs

Half Term 4

Textiles

Half Term 5

Natural Forms and Mixed Media

Half Term 6

Environmental and Collage project.


Year 8

Half Term 1

Photography within Art and Design.

Half Term 2

Textiles within Art and Design.

Half Term 3

Painting and drawing project focusing on sweets with artist research.

Half Term 4

Portraiture within art and design.

Half Term 5

Observational studies within art and design.

Half Term 6

Pop Art


Year 9

Half Term 1

Digital animation and frame manipulation. How digital images are represented in computers.

Half Term 2

Natural forms and skills within art and design.

Half Term 3

Natural forms, research and experimentation within art and design.

Half Term 4

Man made drawing project to develop skills.

Half Term 5

Man made project and printmaking.

Half Term 6

Painting project with junk food.


Year 10

Half Term 1

Personal investigation introduction within art and design.

Half Term 2

Personal investigation research within art and design.

Half Term 3

Personal investigation portfolio development.

Half Term 4

Personal investigation experimenting skills.

Half Term 5

Personal investigation, independent project development.

Half Term 6

Personal investigation, independent project development.


Year 11

Half Term 1

Personal Investigation reviewing progress.

Half Term 2

Personal Investigation presenting findings for a meaningful response.

Half Term 3

Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief.

Half Term 4

Externally assessed unit. Project development from a brief.

Half Term 5

Externally assessed unit. Portfolio development from a brief.

Half Term 6

Course complete