Art
The Art department consists of two specialist rooms and a small Foundation studio. There is a central store, and facilities for ceramics and hand printmaking.
There are currently three Art teachers who teach across the age range from Year 7 to Year 13, and have responsibility for teaching the art curriculum.
The department is well resourced for consumable materials, books, and equipment, including IT facilities in the design technology department of computers with a range of printers and scanners.
Artwork is exhibited out of the Department in a central display area in June, and is opened to members of the public, and staff and students. Artwork can be seen on display throughout the school
Lawrence Sheriff School also offers an excellent art foundation course.
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Link to the Foundation Course Details
In year seven and eight students receive three blocks of art as part of a rotation system with other subjects. In year seven and eight students receive separate units of work investigating a variety of art materials and techniques. Each block is approximately six weeks in length, four lessons a fortnight.
Year seven
Block one
Students are introduced to basic drawing skills and techniques using pencil, biro, and chalk pastel. Using the grid method to transfer an image accurately and carefully. They are introduced to a variety of artists and produce work in response.
Block two
Students continue to develop their skill set, reviewing and applying their knowledge from block one. The second block is topic based; Shoes. Students look at the development of shoe design, shoes as still-life and how artists have used shoes in their work. Students produced a drawings and paintings in response to art practitioners. They use a variety of materials within the work including pencil tonal work, line drawing and watercolours to create washes and fine details.
Block Three
In the third block students continue to develop their drawing and painting skills and techniques in a graphics-based project. Colour theory, by painting a colour wheel. Students create a watercolour response to the work of Charles Damuth using colour, tints and shades.
Year eight
Block one
Students investigate masks and mask-making to produce their own mask influenced by their research and design work. Students work from both primary and secondary sources to develop their ideas and final design. Students begin to understand how artists develop their work from similar sources. Students use a variety of materials in the project to widen their knowledge and understanding of art materials and techniques; including water-soluble pencils, watercolour and acrylic paints and Papier-mâché techniques.
Block Two
In the second block students re-visit drawing techniques and materials used in year seven. The theme for the second block is Fish. Students produce work in pencil, biro and chalk pastel and respond to the work of artists. The students are set a homework challenge to design and make a fish sculpture.
Block Three
In the third block the theme for the students is buildings. Students produce tonal drawings in response to an artist deepening their understanding and application of pencil techniques to convey three-dimensional and surface qualities. Students design their own buildings in response to artists and use water colour and collage techniques.
Years nine, ten and eleven art option.
All students start work towards their BTEC Art from year nine and continue their studies in years ten and eleven. The BTEC consists of two units of work 60% coursework (Pearson Set Assignment) and 40% externally set assignment concluding with an eight hour practical exam.
Course: BTEC Tech Award Art and Design Practice Level ½.
Code: BDA01
Website: www.edexcel.org.uk
In year nine students follow a general art course to expand their knowledge and understanding of the application of art materials and techniques, research and respond to art designers and practitioners and are introduced to working in response to a brief in preparation for year ten.
Year 10 and 11
Pearson set assignments are brief based. Students are encouraged to engage in a personal response allowing for freedom with the use of materials and techniques that best suits the individual.
In year ten, Autumn term students work towards their first Pearson Set Assignment (60% of total grade) The assignment is a vocational scenario in which students research their client, respond to the needs of the client, produce an outcome to fulfil the brief and present their work as a portfolio. The assignment is internally marked and externally moderated. Students have a second opportunity in year eleven to re-take the set assignment in the Autumn term. In the spring and summer terms of year ten, students will continue expanding their knowledge of materials and techniques and researching art and designers in preparation for possible re-take of the Pearson set assignment and the externally set assignment in year eleven set in January of year 11 (40% of total grade).
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