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Creative arts skills are valuable because they foster critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving, while also building confidence, resilience, and emotional intelligence. These skills are crucial for personal growth, are highly sought after by employers, and contribute to a more innovative and collaborative society.
Creative arts skills are valuable because they foster critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving, while also building confidence, resilience, and emotional intelligence. These skills are crucial for personal growth, are highly sought after by employers, and contribute to a more innovative and collaborative society.
Art, Photography & Textiles embodies some of the highest forms of human creativity. We have an extremely high level of success within the department at Churston, with several students yearly achieving the highest grade in the country.
Art, Photography & Textiles embodies some of the highest forms of human creativity. We have an extremely high level of success within the department at Churston, with several students yearly achieving the highest grade in the country.
GCSE Art and GCSE Textiles are popular subjects within the school and the rooms are always alive with activity and buzzing with students – at lunchtimes as well as during lessons.
A Level options in Fine Art, Digital Photography or Textiles are popular allowing many sophisticated and talented students to follow onto specialist degree courses in the creative arts.
A high-quality Art and Design education should engage, inspire and challenge students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art. They should also know how Art and Design both reflect and shape our history and contribute to the culture and creativity of society. Creative confidence grows through curiosity, resilience and the courage to have a go and keep going when outcomes aren’t certain.
Beyond the classroom
Beyond the classroom
Throughout the year, the department selects and enters a variety of specific competitions and exhibitions, spanning diverse mediums such as photography, illustration, and poster design for clients like the NHS.
Educational visits are integrated into the curriculum, with local gallery excursions mandatory for GCSE and A-Level students. During ACE week, students get the opportunity to visit specific regional attractions and places of interest, including the Tate St Ives, the Eden Project, and the Plymouth Aquarium.
The department facilitates artist enrichment days, where students collaborate with local designers and artists specialising in fields ranging from ceramics and mixed media drawing to digital photography and garment design.
The department maintains a proactive careers program, frequently inviting alumni students to give insightful talks and showcase their professional portfolios, covering careers from interior architecture to fashion design.
Sixth form
Sixth form
Practical application extends to school productions, where A-Level art students design and paint the stage sets and contribute to costume design and prop making.
Termly lunchtime clubs ensure the department is a busy and thriving space. These offerings vary annually, encompassing activities like origami and Christmas crafts, textiles, digital photography workshops for lower school students, or simply providing an open studio environment for students to catch up on work or engage creatively.
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