TRENTHAM HIGH SCHOOL
A CO-OPERATIVE TRUST SCIENCE COLLEGE
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TRENTHAM HIGH SCHOOL
A CO-OPERATIVE TRUST SCIENCE COLLEGE
TRENTHAM HIGH SCHOOL
A CO-OPERATIVE TRUST SCIENCE COLLEGE
The ethos of the art department is to provides a visually stimulating atmosphere for students to feast their eyes and
imaginations upon.
We provide the students with the opportunities to learn independently with support and guidance, questioning and
discussion and allowing investigations and experimentations with materials and techniques, encouraging all to enjoy
and achieve.
In art we have a responsibility to contribute to the broader education of the students and indeed have great opportunity to develop the spiritual, moral, social and cultural aspects of art.
We have high expectations and try hard to empower the students to have positive pro-active attitudes, values and
patterns of behaviour.
The key stage 3 syllabus runs over two years and is organised into six project themes in preparation for the GCSE
course beginning in year 9.
We are currently work to the OCR syllabus for GCSE with the examination process beginning in January of year 11.
Both key stage 3 and key stage 4 are mixed ability groupings.
Art and design is supported by creative and effective use of ICT. Students are given the opportunities to apply and
develop their ICT capabilities through the use of ICT tools to support their learning. We encourage students to take
ownership over their work and use their initiative in their learning by further developing their artwork and use ICT
equipment and software outside of the lessons.
General Information: GCSE Art & Design is made up of two units: a 45hr controlled assessment (worth 60%), and a
10 hour Set Task (worth 40%).
The controlled assessment is a portfolio of work that the students will build during the first 16 months of the course.
This work is based on observational studies, exploration of media and materials, contextual studies and making a
personal response to the theme studied.
Essential Equipment: A2 art folder, drawing pencil, fineliner, ruler, rubber, sharpener, colouring pencils.
Homework: Artists research, creative tasks and independent study inspired by the project titles, teacher assessment,
self reflection and peer assessment.
YEAR: 8
COURSE OUTLINE:
Autumn Term
First Half Term
Second Half Term
September-October ‘Colour’
Students are encouraged to explore media, colour theory
and mixing of colours realising the potential of media
when colour blending. Through co-operative learning
pupils explore different artists style; Derain, Matisse,
Seurat and Kandinsky and developed reasoned
judgements about their work.
Using their knowledge and understanding of the work,
pupils develop a 2D piece influenced by their chosen
artist. Students learn to develop their 2D work into a
3Dsculpture considering materials, scale and audience.
October-December ‘Colour’
Students are encouraged to explore media, colour theory
and mixing of colours realising the potential of media
when colour blending. Through co-operative learning
pupils explore different artists style; Derain, Matisse,
Seurat and Kandinsky and developed reasoned
judgements about their work.
Using their knowledge and understanding of the work,
pupils develop a 2D piece influenced by their chosen
artist. Students learn to develop their 2D work into a
3Dsculpture considering materials, scale and audience.
Spring Term
First Half Term
Second Half Term
January-February ‘Expression and Illustration’
Instead of representing what the eye sees, students will
develop work in which they express their feelings about
an image or object. Exploration of distortion,
exaggeration of shapes, changing natural scale, mood and
heightening colour are some ways in which pupils will be
encouraged to explore expressionism.
Historical context brings us to exploring the work of
Munch, Bacon, Fauvists and Nolde.
Illustration work develops through making visual
interpretation of songs/poems into 2D and 3D works
inspired by the knowledge of expressionism and
influenced by illustration artists.
February- April ‘Expression and Illustration’
Instead of representing what the eye sees, students will
develop work in which they express their feelings about
an image or object. Exploration of distortion,
exaggeration of shapes, changing natural scale, mood and
heightening colour are some ways in which pupils will be
encouraged to explore expressionism.
Historical context brings us to exploring the work of
Munch, Bacon, Fauvists and Nolde.
Illustration work develops through making visual
interpretation of songs/poems into 2D and 3D works
inspired by the knowledge of expressionism and
influenced by illustration artists.
Summer Term
First Half Term
Second Half Term
April – May ‘Architecture/Structure’
The purpose of this project is to make the students more
visually aware of their surroundings. A general study of
urban landscapes will be made, developing observational
responses to architecture considering media and
audience.
All students will be encouraged to make links with their
work and that of the artists studied.
There will be an opportunity to make 2D and 3D
responses to the theme
May—July ‘Architecture/Structure’
The purpose of this project is to make the students more
visually aware of their surroundings. A general study of
urban landscapes will be made, developing observational
responses to architecture considering media and
audience.
All students will be encouraged to make links with their
work and that of the artists studied.
There will be an opportunity to make 2D and 3D
responses to the theme
The Subject Leader reserves the right to amend delivery without notice. This may be necessary due
to staffing or resource constraints, or in light of government changes.
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11