Art

KS3 Art allows you to develop an extensive range of creative and technical skills and to understand more about artists and art history.

Art enables you to come up with new ideas, work independently on your own projects and build up examples of your work.

Curriculum

	Year 7 Natural Forms	Year 8 Pop Art, Food and Me	Year 9 Cultural Connections
Aut.1	Observational drawing Tonal drawing Mark Making	Artists research Art analysis Design and layout skills in sketchbook Pop up mechanisms	Design and layout skills Tonal drawing Mark Making
Aut.2	How to use artists to inspire ideas Artists research Art analysis Layout skills	Observational drawing Block shading Pen rendering skills Lettering Onomatopoeia	Recognising different cultural characteristics Design skills Pencil crayon rendering and mark making
Spr.1	Design skills Coloured pencil rendering Refining idea	Observational drawing Facial proportions Tonal shading Mark Making	Clay construction techniques
Spr.2	3D construction (clay or recycled materials)	Applying an artist’s style Pen rendering skills	Tonal drawing Mark making Collage techniques
Sum.1	3D construction (clay or recycled materials)	Designing a block print Printing techniques	Tonal drawing Mark making Collage techniques
Sum.2	3D construction (clay or recycled materials) Evaluating final outcome	Creating an outcome using taught techniques/skills	Acrylic paint techniques

KS4 Subjects

Art can lead to lots creative subjects at GCSE including:

Career Pathways

In many jobs being able to think and plan creatively can be an advantage.

There are many careers that require creative and artistic skills including architecture, fashion design, advertising, media make-up and floristry.

BBC Bitesize website: videos of young people who are working in jobs that use art and design
Careers Pilot: example careers that this subject can lead to
Creative Industries: explore a wide selection of creative careers
Apprenticeship courses: Info on what an apprenticeship is and courses available