KS4 Art

Course Overview

Students follow highly ambitious and aspirational themed topics over three years. Their learning is implemented by exploring, experimenting and developing skills in a variety of media, and they produce a wide variety of outcomes. Our curriculum links subject specific content to practising artists, providing historical and cultural understanding and how this impacts their development as an artist.

Topics/Themes
Year 9:
Observational investigation – ‘Cakes and Sweets’:
Drawing, Painting, Mixed media &
Print Making
Artist Reference – Wayne Thiebaud
Pop Art – Sculpture
3D Design and construction
Artist reference – 3D Pop artists
Pop Art – Portraits
Drawing & Painting
Artist Reference – 2D Pop artists
Year 10:
Other Cultures:
Drawing, Painting, Mixed media
Print Making
Design Brief – Graphics and Product Design
Artist Reference
Year 10/11:
Observational Investigation – Still Life ‘Cezanne’:
Drawing, Painting, Mixed media
Print Making, Card relief and Ceramics
Artist Reference – Cezanne
Year 11
Cubism:
Drawing, Painting, Mixed media
Print Making, Card relief and Ceramics
Artist Reference – Picasso and other Cubist
artists
Exam Board: Edexcel
Externally Set Exam: Thematic project set by the board

Wider Impact
The curriculum allows students to be expressive, promoting healthy minds by working with traditional and new media, developing confidence, competence, imagination and creativity. Regular trips to centres of cultural importance, understanding context from a range of historical artists, including those from different cultures, beliefs and traditions