Art & Design
The Art faculty at The Avon Valley School is a creative and exciting place to be. We are an enthusiastic team of teachers who pride ourselves on getting the best out of our students and strive to ensure that they all reach their full potential, whatever their ability. During their journey through the world of art, students will look at a range of artists, use a multiple of media and learn a vast amount of new skills. Our aims are to challenge and inspire students and provide engaging and innovative learning experiences.
A brief overview of the topics covered by the faculty
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Year 9 |
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Blending colour crayons, pastels and watercolours 3D object in clay Drawing from observation, in proportion and in specific styles A range of drawing styles and techniques. Understanding how to be inspired by a range of different artists Fish Project Portrait Project Observational Drawing Impressionism Matisse Cut Outs Graffiti styles |
How to draw in 3D using crayons, pastels and oils Create a 3D object clay/Mod Roc Perspective Drawings Painting Personal design element Drawing in proportion Pattern and colour Control use of different media Henry Moore Project The Scream Eye Project Henry Rousseau Observational Pop Art Wooden Figure |
Experimenting with a range of techniques and media to promote independent, creative thinking, students will be able to express thoughts and feelings through outcomes and learn to appreciate art throughout their lives Students to take ownership of their own work and look at their own ideas and themes which is then supported by the teacher. In year 9 students also complete the Trinity Arts Award bronze certificate - where they develop new skills or improve skills they already have, review their own personal arts experiences, look at performing arts inspiration and become teachers of skills themselves. |
Courses currently offered by the faculty
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OCR Art and Design – Fine Art (J171) GCSE graded 9 – 1 Students will work on their own individual projects where they will explore ideas, experiment with media, materials, techniques and processes. They will then present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding. |
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Course structure |
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Art and Design – Fine Art - Portfolio Students select their own topic of choice and work independently with one to one teacher tutorials to create a body of experiments and work to lead on to creating a purposeful and meaningful final piece of art. |
Art and Design – Fine Art – Externally Set Task Students are given 5 different themes set by the exam board. Students will follow the same pattern as the portfolio work but working under one of the exam board themes. The final piece of art work is completed in 10 hours under exam conditions (Spread over 3/4 days) |
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How it's assessed Portfolio, non-exam assessment worth 60% (internally assessed and externally moderated) |
How it's assessed Externally set task, 10 hours non exam assessment worth 40% (internally assessed and externally moderated) |
Textiles |
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OCR Art and Design – Textile Design (J174) GCSE graded 9 – 1 Students will work on their own individual projects where they will explore ideas, experiment with media, materials, techniques and processes. They will then present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding. |
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Art and Design – Textile Design - Portfolio Students select their own topic of choice and work independently with one to one teacher tutorials to create a body of experiments and work to lead on to creating a purposeful and meaningful final piece of art |
Art and Design – Textile Design – Externally Set Task Students are given 5 different themes set by the exam board. Students will follow the same pattern as the portfolio work but working under one of the exam board themes. The final piece of Art work is completed in 10 hours under exam conditions (spread over 3-4 days) |
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How it's assessed Portfolio, non-exam assessment worth 60% (internally assessed and externally moderated) |
How it's assessed Externally set task, 10 hours non exam assessment worth 40% (internally assessed and externally moderated) |
Art Staff
D&T Staff
Mrs S Poolley
Subject Leader of Food Technology
Mrs C Jesson
Ms S Simon
Teacher of Design & Technology
Mrs L Minchin
Mrs S Davies