KS3 & KS4 art and design curriculum

This teacher led unit builds on the previous learning in the curriculum in which pupils have widened their understanding of art craft and design. They have developed an appreciation of its cultural and historical contexts and have developed their critical thinking, innovation, and taken responsibility for their creative decisions. This is the right point for students to become more independent and make connections with their process and the world around them.

1. Identifying starting points
2. Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects
3. Effective annotation: different ways to present ideas
4. The work of artists and designers: materials and techniques
5. The work of artists and designers: elements of art
6. The work of artists and designers: principles of art
7. Connecting and combining: trials and experiments with materials
8. First hand resourcing
9. Photographing for resources: what makes a good photograph
10. Personal response: appropriate resources and creating artwork
11. Creating a surface, armature, background: preparing your personal response
12. Personal response: layers and processes in different endorsements
13. Personal response: how to judge quality and refining work
14. Personal response: finishing an artwork
15. Presenting a portfolio: creating pages of documentation
16. Curating the artwork: selecting and arranging key pieces
17. Evaluate the use of materials and techniques
18. Self assessment techniques: evaluating your own work