Introduction
The Art and Design curriculum at Ken Stimpson Community School aims to engage students in a range of materials and techniques to develop exciting and imaginative outcomes. The dedicated team here encourage an inclusive, hard working and creative atmosphere for all students through the key stages. We believe that Art is such an important part of a student’s curriculum, as it encourages logical, creative and independent thinking skills that can only enhance their learning within other subjects.
Our key Stage Three projects are designed to teach basic core skills through a range of 2D and 3D topics. These skills become the building blocks for our exciting key stage 4 and 5 curriculum, where students can immerse themselves in a broader and more professional range of materials, techniques and processes. Students can attend regular trips to galleries, museums and other topical locations that are calendared throughout the year for each key stage, which enhance the students learning and encourage aspiration within the subject and beyond.
Art and Design students that have studied at Ken Stimpson Community School have often progressed into further education within the arts. Graphic Design, Textile and Surface Design, Fine Art, Fashion, Architecture, Education and Photography are just a few of the examples of courses students have chosen following their A Levels.
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Topic |
Half term |
Assessment |
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Formal Elements Using their knowledge of the above, the pupils will develop their drawing skills using natural forms as inspiration. |
Autumn term 1 |
Baseline Test – Shoe drawing
Skills based drawing assessment: Line, tone, texture.
Project Keywords. |
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Colour The pupils will develop their knowledge of colour mixing and use this to create a repeat pattern.
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Autumn term 2 |
Skills based drawing assessment: Pattern design.
Skills based painting assessment: Colour mixing, applying paint. Project Keywords. |
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Antoni Gaudi The pupils will research the life and work of Antoni Gaudi. |
Spring term 1 |
Skills based drawing assessment: Tonal Chimney Research based assessment. Project Keywords and annotation |
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3D – Clay work The pupils will design a 3D piece based on their natural form drawings and their knowledge of Gaudi’s work. They will then construct their final pieces. |
Spring term 2 |
Skills based design assessment: Produce 2 designs for their clay piece.
Clay work skills assessment: Construction of clay piece. Project Keywords. |
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Clay work – Decoration Using water colours the pupils will decorate their work. The pupils will begin their Experimental Project. Pupils will be asked to produce work in ways which may take them out of their comfort zone. For example making marks which reflect a piece of music they are listening to. |
Summer term 1 |
Skills based paint assessment: Pupils decorate their pieces.
Skills based drawing assessment: The pupils will experiment with a range of materials. Project Keywords.
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Experimental Project Looking at the work of the Expressionist Artists, pupils will produce a final piece based on their initial experiments. |
Summer term 2 |
Skills based assessment: Pupils produce a series of pieces inspired by listening to music.
Final piece Project Keywords and annotation |
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Topic |
Half term |
Assessment |
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Bugs The pupils will be producing a series of drawings of bugs using a range of media. |
Autumn term 1 |
Skills based drawing assessment: Drawing from direct Observation. Project Keywords |
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Bugs The pupils will be producing a small 3D clay piece based on their bug drawings and artist analysis. |
Autumn term 2 |
Skills based clay piece How their final piece reflects the work of Picasso. Project Keywords and annotation |
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Pop Art The pupils will be researching and reflecting upon the work of the Pop Artists. The pupils will produce a series of observational drawings of food in a range of different media. |
Spring term 1 |
Skills based research assessment: Pop Art Artist analysis.
Skills based design assessment: Drawing food products from direct observation. Project Keywords and annotation |
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Pop Art – They will produce some designs for a series of printed pieces. They will then produce a series of prints based on the work of Andy Warhol |
Spring term 2 |
Printing assessment Mono and poly printing skills Project Keywords |
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Portraiture The pupils will be focusing on producing realistic drawings of facial features. |
Summer term 1 |
Skills based drawing assessment: Line, tone, texture and pattern. Project Keywords |
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Portraiture- Final piece The pupils will produce a final multimedia piece based on the work of Pablo Picasso. |
Summer term 2 |
Skills based 3D work assessment Project Keywords |