Art & Design

Art & Design is a foundation subject at KS3 and is studies by all learners. 

Assessment is by National Curriculum levels with most learners being expected to achieve Level 5 by the end of KS3.  Schemes of Work at KS3 fulfil National Curriculum requirements and are designed to give learners a good grounding in Art & Design education, in preparation for GCSE courses at KS4. 

Each term has its own Critical Study e.g. Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Klee, black artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jacob Lawrence.  Skills include observation drawing, picture analysis and contextual study.