Art

Welcome to the department

This is a small but well-established and thriving department, which places a heavy emphasis on establishing good, friendly, supportive relations with students of all ages and abilities who pass through the department.  Art is a means for educating, not just an isolated educational subject.

Staff

Mr Paul Barton – Head of Department
Mr Paul Smith
Mrs Steff Barton
Miss Georgina Hughes

Department Aims

• To provide a stimulating, secure and professional learning environment through which students gain and extend experiences and artistic competencies, are able to express themselves, develop confidence and a sense of achievement that will enable them to contribute positively to the world around them.
• All students undertake a combination of courses, which aim to offer a broad range of experiences in both 2 and 3 Dimensions.

Furthermore we aim to;-

• encourage the development of intuitive, analytical, critical and evaluative skills in students;
•  develop personal attributes of initiative, ingenuity, enquiry, commitment, cooperation, sensitivity and motivation.
• promote knowledge, awareness and appreciation of art history, cultural influences and effective design in our society;
• encourage an experimental and inquiring approach to art work;
•  provide the opportunity to allow students to experience and develop a range of technical and manipulative skills in order to enable individuals to realise their creative intention through a wide range of materials;
• equip students with a working vocabulary in order to communicate their intent effectively.
•  develop an awareness within individuals as to the relationship between school based Art and Design activities and the world of industry and work.
• enable individuals to build on knowledge and experiences acquired throughout the school curriculum, further to transfer skills and knowledge gained to other subject areas.
• ensure continuity, coherence, relevance and progression from Primary school, through years 7 to 11 and post
• develop relationships between IT and areas of the Art and Design process.
• monitor, assess and report on individual student performance in art and design activities, using systems that acknowledge both process and final realisation through a combination of assessment methods.