Why do we learn art?
Head of Department
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13

Why do we learn art?

The art curriculum at Ark Putney Academy aims to encourage and provide visual literacy and develop student confidence in material exploration and practical responses. It is also enables every student to gain an understanding of how art and design continues to shape and inform the world we live in today.

Head of Department

Head of Creative Making

Ms L Lake

l.lake@arkputneyacademy.org

Year 7

Term 1 - 2 

Line and colour 

Colour Theory
Colour mixing (painting)
Complementary colour patterns
Artist research and response: Sir Terry Frost
Sketchbook presentations
Analogues colour paintings (final piece)
 
Term 2 - 3

Pattern and decoration

Natural and man-made patterns
Islamic Tessellations
Geometric tessellation outcomes
Artist research and response: M C Escher
Decorative art: What is it? Decorative art final piece
Assessment
Each term, teachers assess the following areas to achieve a more holistic understanding of where each student is at in their progress: Written and visual research (homework), Understanding of topic, Skill acquisition, presentation and creative independence.

All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Computer Science

Year 8

Term 1 - 2 

Natural Forms

Exploring the formal elements of tone, form and texture
Observational pencil drawings of natural forms
Sketchbook presentations
Artist Research and Response: Georgia O’Keeffe (painting)
Shading techniques: Hatching, Cross-hatching, Stippling (pen)
Artist Research and Response: Katie Scott
Term 2 - 3

Landscape and Perspective

Linear perspective (1 point and 2 point)
Atmospheric perspective (painting and collage)
Sketchbook presentations
Perspective through mark-making
Artist research and response: Van Gogh
Artist Research and response: David Hockney
Assessment
Each term, teachers assess the following areas to achieve a more holistic understanding of where each student is at in their progress: Written and visual research (homework), Understanding of topic, Skill acquisition, presentation and creative independence.

All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Computer Science

Year 9

Term 1 - 3

Portrait and Identity 

Exploring the formal elements of tone, form, texture and shape
Understanding the proportions of the face
Self-portrait (tonal drawing)
Revisiting shading techniques: Hatching, Cross-hatching, Stippling (pen)
Sketchbook presentations
Artist research and response: Nancy Standlee (Collage) and Tom Phillips (text-based outcomes)
Assessment
Each term, teachers assess the following areas to achieve a more holistic understanding of where each student is at in their progress: Written and visual research (homework), Understanding of topic, Skill acquisition, presentation and creative independence.

All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Computer Science

Year 10

Term 1 - 3

Students will complete two coursework projects/themes and one externally set assignment. 
Each coursework project/theme is chosen by their class teacher. Students are then provided with a variety of practical workshops to build confidence in their personal responses. This includes the exploration of but is not limited to:

Painting (Watercolour/acrylic)
Drawing (pencil/pen, chalk, charcoal, oil pastel)
Print-making (lino, mono)
Collage
Observational drawing
Photography
GCSE themes that have been studied in the past are: Society, Apart and/or Together, Surfaces, Reflection, Collections and Barriers.
Assessment
Pearson Edexcel: Fine art 

Coursework: 60%

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Computer Science

Year 11

Term 1 - 3

Students will complete two coursework projects/themes and one externally set assignment. 
Each coursework project/theme is chosen by their class teacher. Students are then provided with a variety of practical workshops to build confidence in their personal responses. This includes the exploration of but is not limited to:

Painting (Watercolour/acrylic)
Drawing (pencil/pen, chalk, charcoal, oil pastel)
Print-making (lino, mono)
Collage
Observational drawing
Photography
GCSE themes that have been studied in the past are: Society, Apart and/or Together, Surfaces, Reflection, Collections and Barriers.
Assessment
Pearson Edexcel: Fine art 

Coursework: 60%

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Computer Science

Year 12

Art

Drawing and Painting (realistic, expressive, abstract)
Photography
Collage
Print-making
Developing and refining the use of art mediums (Acrylic, Oil paints, Oil pastels, Chalk and Charcoal, Pencil, Pen
Photography

Camera settings and technical development (lighting, depth of field, focus, movement, composition)
Paper manipulation (collage, weaving etc)
Editing software (Adobe creative suite)
Assessment

Pearson Edexcel: Fine Art/Photography
Coursework: 60%

(13% of this is awarded to the Personal Study)

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 12 subjects Next Year 12 Subject - Computer Science

Year 13

Art

Drawing and Painting (realistic, expressive, abstract)
Photography
Collage
Print-making
Developing and refining the use of art mediums (Acrylic, Oil paints, Oil pastels, Chalk and Charcoal, Pencil, Pen
Photography

Camera settings and technical development (lighting, depth of field, focus, movement, composition)
Paper manipulation (collage, weaving etc)
Editing software (Adobe creative suite)
Assessment

Pearson Edexcel: Fine Art/Photography
Coursework: 60%

(13% of this is awarded to the Personal Study)

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 13 subjects Next Year 13 Subject - Computer Science