A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupilsMr G Ainscough
Mr G Ainscough – Head of Faculty
Miss G York – Head of Art
Ms N Kusi – Textiles
Art & Design, Textiles and Photography are inspiring, practical subjects that engage, motivate and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills required for a career in the creative industry. Within these subjects, pupils have the opportunity to develop their skills in a wide range of media, techniques and processes including drawing and painting, print, 3D, Textile Design, Photography and Digital Manipulation.
A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design.
Our curriculum for Art & Design, Textiles and Photography aims to ensure that all pupils:
This course provides a strong foundation for further study at AS and A-level as well as vocational pathways. To support this progression, the assessment objectives, structure and titles are very similar to those detailed in the AS and A-level Art and Design specification.
GCSE Art and Design will help you to develop your creative, technical, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills – skills that are essential in a wide range of creative and practical career opportunities.
In Year 7, 8 and 9 all students follow the KS3 National Curriculum. Art and Design is part of the KS3 Art & Design Technology carousel delivered at St Peter’s. This carousel includes 8 weeks per year of the following subjects; Art, Textiles, Photography, Food Technology and Resistant Materials. Pupils receive 4 hours curriculum time, over the fortnightly timetable, for the duration of their 8-week block, in years 7, 8 and 9.
The subjects Art, Textiles and Photography are carefully mapped to provide an effective and broad programme of learning, to fully cover the Art & Design National curriculum, with the exception of Year 8, where the Photography rotation is replaced by Food Presentation skills – to support the Food Technology elements of the Technology National Curriculum.
The subject content outlined in the Art & Design National Curriculum can be seen throughout the schemes of work delivered within Art, Textiles and Photography lessons throughout KS3.
Pupils are taught:
All students follow the AQA GCSE Art and Design specification. This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course. They will opt to study one of the following endorsements….
In Years 10 and Year 11, pupils will work towards their AQA GCSE in Art & Design, in their chosen Art & Design endorsement.
Pupils are required to complete two components. Component 1 is a Portfolio which must show evidence of working in areas of study from the topics listed below, taking into account the distinguishing characteristics of art, craft and design. Component 2 must show evidence of areas of study drawn from one or more of the topics listed below and is an externally set assignment by the exam board.
Pupils will explore and create work associated with the areas listed below:
Art, Craft and Design | Textile Design | Photography |
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Pupils are required to work in two or more of the areas below | Pupils are required to work in two or more of the areas below | Pupils are required to work in two or more of the areas below |
Fine Art
Graphic communication
Textile design
Three-dimensional design
Photography | Art textiles
fashion design and illustration
costume design
constructed textiles | Portraiture
location photography
studio photography
experimental imagery
installation
documentary photography
photo-journalism
moving image: film, video and animation
fashion photography |
Find out about the courses we offer at KS4 including examination and enrichment courses.
“Subject leaders have crafted a curriculum which enables pupils to build on their prior knowledge.” OFSTED 2022
