Art & Design
Intent:
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Here at Newland School for Girls in Art and Design, from Year 7 through to Year 9, we embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. With focus on nurturing and building skills, we deliver a high-quality art and design education that engages, inspires and challenges our students. This equips them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art and design. As they progress and grow in their confidence and abilities; they are able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of Art and Design. The students gain an understanding of how Art and Design reflects, shapes and contributes to our school, culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Students are taught to develop their creativity and ideas, and increase proficiency in their execution. They do this by developing a critical understanding of artists and art works, expressing reasoned judgements that can inform their own work.
We ensure that lessons within the Art curriculum are differentiated to cater for disadvantaged and minority groups. This is through the use of visual cues, demonstrations, chunking of tasks, structuring of activities and personalised teaching. The purpose of this is to ensure that our SEND students can engage with and access their learning and that the curriculum provides challenges for all.
Aims:
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Produce creative work; explore ideas and record personal experiences.
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Develop knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the project themes given through integrated practical, critical and contextual study that encourages direct engagement with original works and practice.
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Learn through practical experience and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sources that inform their creative intentions.
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Apply relevant subject-specific skills in order to use visual language to communicate personal ideas, meanings and responses.
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Know about great artists and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
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Develop confidence and resilience that are needed to succeed in the wider world.
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Use a range of techniques to record observations in sketchbooks.
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Understand about the history of art including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.
“Creativity takes courage” Henry Matisse
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