Art and Design Department
Teaching Staff
The Head of Department is:
- Mrs A Crampsey BA (Hons) PGCE
The other teachers in the department are:
- Mrs L Agass BA (Hons) PGCE
External Examinations:
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GCSE Art and Design (CCEA),
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AS & A2 Art and Design (CCEA)
Description of Department:
The Art and Design Department aims to provide opportunities for the pupils to develop their own personal and creative responses by
(1) Researching, gathering, and interpreting information from direct experiences, observations, memory and imagination.
(2) Developing an appreciation of the work of artist, and designers from their own and other cultures.
(3) Developing creative thinking skills and personal creative outcomes through investigating, designing and making;
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Drawing and graphic media
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Printmaking
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Textiles
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Ceramics
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3-dimensional construction or prototyping lens based and digital media
(4) Using the visual elements with understanding when engaging in art and design
(5) Evaluating and appreciating their own and others’ work through discussion and reflection.
Key Stage 3
SUMMARY
OF YEAR 8
PORTRAITS website link National Portrait Gallery London
www.npg.org.uk.
BP PORTRAIT AWARDS exhibition.
STILL-LIFE “The
Breakfast”
3D WIRE SCULPTURE “Animals”
www.velvetdavinci.com
3D CERAMIC SCULPTURE: inspiration from the work of Henry Moore and his
depiction of the figure.
COMICS www.beanoland.co.uk
www.darkhorsecomics.com
www.dc.comics.com.
SUMMARY
OF YEAR 9
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM www.projectinsect.com.
www.wildlifeart1.co.uk.
HAT / SHOE DESIGNS
www.philiptreacy.co.uk
www.thehatsite.com.
www.beachblanketbabylon.com.
www.manoloblahnik.com
3D MULTI MEDIA HATS and SHOES
WORLD CULTURES
3D BAG
SUMMARY OF YEAR 10
RECYCLING PROJECT THEME Our Carbon Footprint
www.wonderland-belfast.co.uk.
www.helenstoreyfoundation.org.uk.
www.inspiredminds.de.
TEXTILE and JUNK TIES
3D SCULPTURE and DESIGNS
FINE ART DRAWING Theme : War www.kathe-kollwitz.de
PICASSO inspired Ceramic Clock Designs
COLLAGE : Surrealist interior
Click on the links below to view the related gallery:-
GCSE EXHIBITION OF WORK
AS A LEVEL
FASHION SHOW 2009
A
recent success from a past pupil includes Andrew Ayre who graduated from
the London School of Fashion in June 2006 with a first class honours
degree. He is now currently employed as a full time designer with Yves
Saint Laurent in London and has his own label in accessories.
