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.
Art in Year 7
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Art in Year 8
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Art in Year 9
Independent Themed Projects
Students work on an independent basis. They have 5 themes to pick from:
Students gather their own images, research different artists and techniques and create an individual body of work.
Projects are student led with teacher support to ensure students are able to produce their best outcomes, making progress over the year.
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.
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.
How it’s assessed
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)
How it’s assessed