Secondary Art & Design
Subject Intent
Core Purpose & Sector Skills
"The Art curriculum empowers students to become creative, confident, and reflective practitioners who articulate complex ideas through a sophisticated visual language. By mastering technical processes—including drawing, painting, sculpture, and digital media—students develop essential sector-specific skills such as aesthetic analysis and iterative design. This synoptic approach equips learners for high-level creative careers and a lifelong engagement with the visual world."
Base Skills
Literacy: Utilizing subject-specific vocabulary to annotate journeys and evaluate works.
Oracy: Verbal communication through debates and constructive critiques.
Numeracy: Mathematical concepts embedded via proportion, scale, perspective, and composition.
Holistic Development
Art provides an inclusive sanctuary for spiritual, moral, social, and cultural (SMSC) growth. By examining art's societal role, students navigate complex ethical themes and social narratives, nurturing a sense of community belonging.
Enrichment & Horizons
To build significant cultural capital, the curriculum extends beyond the classroom through gallery residencies, national competitions, and local community commissions. These experiences connect classroom practice to the global creative economy.
Select a core value to change the palette
Kindness
Determination
Respect