Why do we learn art?
Ark Alexandra’s Art Curriculum aims to:
- Promote interest in traditional and contemporary art from the local community and the wider world.
- Inspire a love of creating and provide opportunities for students to experiment with different materials, techniques and processes.
- Cultivate students’ ability and confidence to express themselves, and the value of their own and others’ experiences.
- Challenge and stretch our students as artists to develop their personal potential and open doors to career pathways.
- Support students to be independent, self-motivated and resilient.
Students are encouraged to reflect which is a distinctive principle of Christianity and other faiths. They also learn to celebrate differences by acknowledging individuality and understanding that every person deserves to be valued.
Head of Department
Head of Art and Design
Kelly Hawes
Year 7
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Drawing and Discovery | Drawing and Discovery |
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Abstraction, Colour and Pattern | Texture and Clay |
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Metamorphosis | 3D Sculpture |
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All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Modern Foreign Languages
Year 8
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Portraiture | Portraiture |
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Viewpoints | Masks |
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Illusions | Murals |
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All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Modern Foreign Languages
Year 9
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Art & Architecture | Art & Architecture |
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Sense of Place | Investigating Culture |
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Surrealism | GCSE Style Thematic Project |
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All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Modern Foreign Languages
Studying Art at GCSE
Year 10
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Recording Observations and Research | Experimentation and Personal Response |
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Research, Recording, Development and Response |
Independent Project |
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Independent Project | Independent Project |
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All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Modern Foreign Languages
Year 11
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Independent Project | Independent Project |
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Externally Set Exam | Externally Set Exam |
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Externally Set Exam | - |
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All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Modern Foreign Languages