The Arts

The KS3 Curriculum in Art and Design

Students will rotate around the specialism of:

• Art
• Graphics
• Textiles 

In Art students will develop skills in the areas of Drawing, Paint, Print, and 3D.

In Graphics students will have access to our computer suite, students will work with traditional and new media techniques and processes.

In Textiles students will have access to our new textiles suite, equipped with sewing machines. Students will explore hand and machine embroidery, as well as a range of textile techniques and processes.

We have staff specialist in Fine Art, Graphics, Fashion and Textiles as well as 3D. Rotations at KS3 allows students to work with specialist staff to inspire/motivate students and drive progress.

The department has a programme of Gallery visits both in the UK and abroad, which exposes students to a wide range of artist both historical and contemporary to develop their understanding and inspire their practice.

We constantly change and update all that we teach to meet the needs of every cohort of students to ensure that our programme of study is progressive and pushes student’s year on year to achieve higher. These courses allow us to guide our students on effective pathways for positive futures in Art and Design

Here at Ash Green we have fantastic  ICT equipment to feed creative minds. We offer both GCSE and A Level Graphics.

KS4

GCSE Graphics

Exam Board- OCR

The GCSE  has TWO components

• a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a centre- or learner-set starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus. Component 02: Externally set task – 60% GCSE

• The paper will be issued on 2 January each year and will provide learners with five themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points and stimuli. – 40% GCSE

GCSE Art, Craft and Design

Exam Board- OCR

The GCSE  has TWO components

• a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a centre- or learner-set starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus. Component 02: Externally set task – 60% GCSE

• The paper will be issued on 2 January each year and will provide learners with five themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points and stimuli. – 40% GCSE

KS5

A Level Graphic Communication

Exam Board- AQA

The A Level  has TWO components

• Component 1: Personal investigation- This is a practical investigation supported by written material- 60% A Level

• Component 2: Externally set assignment- Separate question papers will be provided for each title. Each question paper will consist of a choice of eight questions to be used as starting points- 40% A Level

Within Graphics, candidates will have the opportunity to work with design concepts and materials in ways that recognise the need for wise choices for meeting the needs of people, society, and the environment.  We teach students both Traditional Art and Design techniques as well as digital skills, allowing students to combine the two to produce imaginative and innovative work.

Students work in their chosen area of Graphics to produce highly personalised work in an area they are passionate about. Areas such as the following are chosen by students:

• Typography

• Communication graphics

• Design for print

• Advertising

• Multi-media

• Illustration

• Interactive design (including web, app and game design)

• Package design

• Signage

We teach industry standard software packages and equip learners for a future career in the design and media sectors. Our purpose built studios offer everything a fledgling designer could possibly need

We seek to develop highly individual independent learners who are self-motivated and passionate about what they study and produce in and out of the classroom. Every year we celebrate the success of our students with an end of year exhibition open to all parents and students, to share the possibilities of what our students are capable of.

A Level  Art, Craft and Design

Exam Board- AQA

The A Level  has TWO components

• Component 1: Personal investigation- This is a practical investigation supported by written material- 60% A Level
• Component 2: Externally set assignment- Separate question papers will be provided for each title. Each question paper will consist of a choice of eight questions to be used as starting points- 40% A Level

Art, Craft and Design gives students choices and allows them to specialise in their chosen area, developing highly personal and innovative work in the following areas:

• Fine Art: areas of study such as drawing, painting, printmaking or sculpture

 • Graphic Communication: areas of study such as illustration, packaging or advertising

• Photography: areas of study such as location or studio, the moving image

• Textile Design: areas of study such as printed and digital textiles, fashion design or stitched and/or embellished textiles

 • Three-Dimensional Design: areas of study such as ceramics, product design or jewellery

• Critical and Contextual Studies: areas of study such as artistic movements, popular culture, natural forms We seek to develop highly individual independent learners who are self-motivated and passionate about what they study and produce in and out of the classroom. Every year we celebrate the success of our students with an end of year exhibition open to all parents and students, to share the possibilities of what our students are capable of.

The Creative Education Trust Design Programme

The Creative Education Trust believes that by putting design at the centre of the curriculum it can set young people on the path to economic independence as creative, practical and enterprising adults.

The Key Stage 3 Design Programme for CET schools combines a conceptual framework with practical skills. This booklet is an introduction to the six concepts that are the foundation for all the design projects in Key Stage 3 (11-14), and which will underpin curriculum development for the later key stages.

As well as underpinning the teaching and learning of design, the Key Concepts permit meaningful connections to be made with other subjects in the curriculum. Pattern, for example, is an essential concept in Maths, Music and Geography. Much of what is studied in English focuses on the concept of Meaning. In Science students learn about the Performance of matter and materials under conditions of heat, light, stress, humidity and so on. We speak of the structure of atoms in Physics, the structure of revolutions in History, the structure of grammar in languages and the structure of argument – what better way to understand Structure than by building something? The concept of Human interaction has grown in prominence with advances in electronic technology and with the evolving understanding of the ‘user’ as a central concern of many designers. But how people behave – and how they interact with the manufactured and natural worlds – also influences many aspects of Geography, History, Economics and Engineering. Finally, Fabrication links the activity of design with practical creativity in any subject, from an experiment in Chemistry to arranging the words in a passage of English prose. Beyond the classroom, the students and staff of Creative Education Trust schools benefit from an outstanding range of contacts and partners, from national museums and design companies to local manufacturers; the world-class professionals and businesses that give Britain its reputation for innovation and creative enterprise.