Welcome to the Art Department!
Art Subject staff
Head of Faculty – B Mellor (D&T) b.mellor@yorkhighschool.co.uk
V Turner
F Denham
KS3 Overview
In Art lessons throughout KS3, pupils will build up a wide variety of skills and techniques to thoroughly prepare them for the GCSE Fine Art course they may opt to take at KS4. The Formal Elements of Art are explored through drawing, painting, print work, photography and 3D modelling throughout YR7, 8&9 projects, alongside study of relevant Artists, Craftspeople and Art movements.
Key Skills
Art - Drawing: Shading skills/ Primary & Secondary source observational skills/ Portrait skills/ Mark making/ 2Point Perspective/ Drawing with pencil, inks, pen, pastel (oil & chalk), charcoal, chalk.
Painting-: Techniques using Acrylic, Watercolour, Gouache and Poster paints.
Printmaking : Mono print, Collagraph and Lino printing.
3D Modelling: Felt/Clay construction & modelling techniques, Mark Making and Appliqué.
Photography: Basic photo composition/ image manipulation using Adobe Photoshop
History of Art: Analytical skills, developing a broad subject specific vocabulary.
KS3 Topics
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Summer |
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Year 7 |
Human Portraiture |
African Clay Masks |
Kente Cloth Collagraphs |
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Year 8 |
Celtic Art/ Illuminated Letters |
2 Point Perspective: Street Scapes. |
Clay Monster Pots |
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Year 9 |
Naughty But Nice: Drawing/Photography
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Naughty But Nice: Painting/ Printmaking
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Naughty But Nice: 3D Modelling- Clay & Felt |
KS4 Overview
AQA GCSE ART & DESIGN: Fine Art
Throughout YR 10 & the Autumn term of YR11, pupils are required to complete a portfolio of coursework consisting of one extended project of work and additional work undertaken throughout the course. This could take many forms such as an additional project or work undertaken from a gallery visit. In the Summer term of YR10, pupils complete a short ‘Mock Exam’ project. This makes up 60% of the final grade.
In the Spring term of YR11, pupils will begin their Externally Set Task preparation period (approx. 10 weeks), whereby they chose a project title from a selection provided by AQA. This culminates in 10 hrs of controlled assessment over two separate 5 hr sessions when pupils produce one or more final outcomes for their chosen project. This makes up the final 40% of their final GCSE grade.
Every project has four compulsory assessment objectives which must be covered and is marked out of a possible 96 marks (24 per Assessment Objective).
AO1: Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.
AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.
AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.
AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.
Current coursework portfolio project titles studied by YR10 & 11 are Identity and Natural Forms.
Exam board links
www.aqa.org.uk
Revision materials GCSE ART
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Having seen a replica of the carriage in which the armistice was signed on 11/11/1918, we are en route back to England. This has been a fantastic Battlefields tour for all involved!
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Good morning! We have a early morning departure from our hotel in Albert, as we are heading to Compiègne to learn about the last year of WW1 and the Armistice on 11/11/1918. Extremely excited for this stop!
This afternoon, students visited Thiepval, where they laid a cross of remembrance for Corporal Francis Wilson Skilbeck, from Acomb. After dinner, they compared British Army equipment in 1914 to 2019, and had the opportunity to try both sets on! It has been a fantastic 3 days https://t.co/fp9RcME2a5
Busy day so far involving travelling to France, seeing the location of the Lancaster Fusiliers' attack on 1/7/1916 on the Somme, Newfoundland Park (including real trenches), the Gibraltar Bunker and the Lochnagar Mine Crater. We've had some fabulous questions from YH students! https://t.co/c08zNaUB1e