Art and Design

“Art develops spiritual values and contributes a wider understanding to the experience of life, which helps to build a balanced personality".

Bridget Riley, Painter

Art and Design stimulates creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world we live in. Pupils use colour, form, texture, pattern, shape and different materials and processes to communicate what they see, feel and think. They explore ideas and meaning in the work of a wide range of artists and designers. They learn about the diverse roles and functions of art, craft and design in contemporary life and in different times and cultures.

We have a strong team of experienced and enthusiastic teachers in the Art Department who have a range of specialisms to support the students during their creative development.

Mr A Hadden (Head of Art and Teacher of Art and Photography)
Ms L Bramble (Teacher of Art)
Ms L Lee (Teacher of Art and Photography)
Mrs A Skipper (Teacher of Art and Textiles)
Miss R Whitaker (Teacher of Art and Textiles)

Key Stage Three

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 7	Natural form Drawing Project leading to Hundertwasser Landscapes	Hundertwasser Landscapes	Hundertwasser landscapes	Conclusion to Hundertwasser Landscapes. Natural form and Op Art Patterns	Natural form and Op Art Patterns	Natural form and Op Art Patterns
Year 8	Drawing project leading to the Mexican Day of the Dead	Mexican Day of the Dead	Mexican Day of the Dead	Conclusion to Mexican Day of the Dead. Fruit and Veg relief tiles	Fruit and Veg relief tiles	Fruit and Veg relief tiles
Year 9	Drawing project leading to Portraiture	Portraiture. Traditional and expressive.	Portraiture. Traditional and expressive.	Conclusion to Portraiture. Traditional and expressive. Pop Art and Modern Culture.	Pop Art and Modern Culture.	Pop Art and Modern Culture.

Key Stage Four

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 10	Introduction to GCSE. Mixed media workshops exploring media, process and challenge, Natural Form.	Introduction to GCSE. Mixed media workshops exploring media, process and challenge, Natural Form.	Contrast to Natural Form. Geometric structures and positive and negative space.	Contrast to Natural Form. Geometric structures and positive and negative space.	Introduction to Identity. Portraiture and personal identity	Identity
Year 11	Identity Personal Project.	Identity Personal Project.	ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry	ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry	ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry and presentation of portfolio.	GCSE Exams

Key Stage Five

Exam Board: Eduqas

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Year 12

Unit 1

Introduction to A Level, series of workshops focusing on drawing and mixed media challenges.

Coursework Component 1. Personal Study. Students explore a personal theme.

Coursework Component 1. Personal Study. Students explore a personal theme. Introduction to Contextual Study.

Year 13

Unit 1

Contextual study and personal theme. Building towards final outcomes.

Conclusion of Coursework Component 1. Introduction to the ESA

ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry

ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry and presentation of portfolio. 15 hr Test

A-level Exams

Photography

Key Stage 4:

Exam Board: Eduqas

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 10	Introduction to Photography	Introduction to Photography. Still Life	Still Life	Still Life	Introduction to Identity.	Identity.
Year 11	Identity Personal Project.	Identity Personal Project.	ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry	ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry	ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry and presentation of portfolio. 10 hr Test	GCSE Exams

Key Stage 5:

Exam Board: Eduqas

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Year 12

Unit 2

Introduction to A Level Photography. Creative workshop focusing on digital and physical photography. Photoshop and the darkroom.

Creative workshops and the introduction to Coursework Component 1 – Personal Study

Coursework Component 1. Personal Study. Students explore a personal theme.

Coursework Component 1. Personal Study. Students explore a personal theme. Introduction to Contextual Study.

Year 13

Unit 2

Contextual study and personal theme. Building towards final outcomes.

Conclusion of Coursework Component 1. Introduction to the ESA

ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry

ESA. Exam Board thematic enquiry and presentation of portfolio. 15 hr Test

A-level Exams

Accommodation and Resources

The department has three medium sized rooms, one fully operational dark room and a specialist textiles room. There is a small clay area with one operational kiln.

Each room is well resourced and equipped to teach a range of subjects at Key Stage 3 and more specialist subjects such as photography and printmaking at KS4 and 5.

Reepham benefits from the “scrap box” facility, and it is used to resource a wide range of material to offer a range of potential outcomes within the coursework projects at all Key Stages.

Extra-curricular Activity and Trips

Student’s experience of the creative environment is often enhanced by visit to galleries. To develop their own practice and give them the experience of seeing art first hand a number of trips are organised throughout the year:

Gallery and exhibition visits to support both coursework and exam preparation
The school has strong links with the Castle Museum and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts as well as annual exhibitions such as the Norwich Print Fair. Students are encouraged to visit exhibitions and Galleries as part of their commitment to learning outside the classroom. The school also work closely with Norwich University of the Arts.

As an art department we also actively encourage students to enter a number of local and national competitions throughout the year. Students have access to the art rooms at lunchtime and after school to continue their practice.

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Art and Design

Accommodation and Resources

Extra-curricular Activity and Trips

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