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The Art Department at Avanti House School believe that education is inclusive and should strive to provide an exciting and challenging curriculum which reflect the needs of all our pupils to unlock their creative potential and make them feel supported and empowered. We are committed to our students learning and wellbeing, offering a subject that teaches core life and transferable skills in a variety of materials, techniques and processes. We engage pupils by nurturing their appreciation of the arts which makes them question their learning to become successful and enthusiastic artists.
OVERVIEW OF COURSE
At Avanti House School, we believe that working in the arts allows our learners to develop creative problem-solving skills. Art instruction supports our students with the development of their motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness. These are all transferable skills not only useful for other subjects, but also highly important when practicing future life skills.
In years 7, 8 and 9, students study art and design once a week by completing 2 projects throughout the academic year.
Following the National Curriculum guidelines students are encouraged to take creative risks and to experiment with a wide range of media, processes and techniques as well as study a broad range of art, craft and design.
All schemes of work have been developed to provide a rich and varied experience for students of all abilities.
PROGRAMME OF STUDY
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / UNDERSTANDING
Appreciate and experiment with the potential of materials and processes to develop ideas and meanings with skill in handling visual and tactile qualities.
Research, document and present information on the style and context of other artists’ work that assists the development of personal ideas.
Adapt, refine, analyse and evaluate your work to produce work of high quality and take account of the response of your audience.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
The Art department will provide both formative and summative assessment grades throughout the year. A final summative grade is provided at the end of each project which is assessed holistically throughout the year. Teachers use their professional judgement and experience on whether a student has made progress in their individual artistic abilities from their previous project grade. The art department will assess students work in line with the school percentage bands as well as from the GCSE Art marking specification.
Areas that will be judged and assessed throughout KS3 projects are listed below…
Creative skill-set
Understanding of techniques and processes
Understanding of critical sources
Risk taking
Use of imagination and independence
Applying art skills to other subjects and everyday life
Final outcomes
HOW PARENTS / CARERS CAN HELP
As a parent or carer, you only want the best for your child’s academic and personal development. Art allows this in many ways which you too can practice at home in order to nurture your child’s creativity. Please use the tips provided below to provide your child with an additional creative experience other than at school.
Provide opportunities for your child to explore within the context of the arts by visiting galleries, art exhibitions are artistic landmarks around the world.
Provide materials such as paint, crayons, and clay in order for your child to continue to practice working with tactile art materials.
Encourage your child to take risks in their observational drawing skills by drawing a variety of objects in different angles as well as using a variety of drawing and painting mediums.
Keep your child’s art curiosity alive by questioning their thoughts and feelings and asking them how they would depict this in an image.
Share what you love with your child whether it be photography, the arts or other forms of design.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
The art department works with local artists to create exciting and challenging workshops to allow the students to showcase their work. The art department is currently in talks with local businesses to discuss potential gallery spaces to showcase our student’s artistic talents. We will advise further once final plans have been confirmed.
RECOMMENDED READING / OTHER RESOURCES
Students are encouraged to use the school library’s broad selection of art books. Each book provides specific styles and works of art as well as giving students a further insight into classic and contemporary artists. Students can explore a preferred art movement of their choice and utilise the books provided of this style. There are a variety of different styles and movements in Art therefore we cannot name specific books as a recommended reading list for our subject. All students are unique in their thinking and creativity as is the subject. Once we know the area of interest in each student, we can direct them further into a more tailored reading list.
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