Art & Design subjects at Beckfoot ignite a creative spark and are key to enhancing cultural capital.
Art & Design subjects at Beckfoot ignite a creative spark and are key to enhancing cultural capital by nurturing students who are knowledge rich artists, designers and photographers.
Our dynamic and exciting curriculum enables students to explore practical, theoretical and discipline-based knowledge resulting in proficient students who are fluent, experimental, capable of producing authentic work and who can see and interpret the world through the lens of Art. Mastery of skill and technique is alive in Art & Design at Beckfoot. Please see our Intent Document, Curriculum Overview and Sequencing Maps to find out more.
Enrichment
In art we enrich our learners through a wide range of experiences both in our school and the wider community. This includes:
- Workshops led by visiting artists
- Study visits
- Residential trips
- Extracurricular activities and clubs
We also also enhance students’ cultural capital by
exposing them to a wide variety of contemporary and historic art & design practitioners, art movements and cultures.
Assessment
In years 7, 8 and 9, internal assessments will take place throughout each year to monitor student progress and further inform teaching and learning.
At GCSE, we offer three Art and Design courses to our students, these are Fine Art, Graphics and Photography
KS4 Specification
Careers
Our art curriculum develops a range of employable skills: creativity, self-expression, critical thinking and confidence. We also encourage discussion about careers Art and Design could lead towards.
- Art Consultant
- Cinematographer
- Video Editor
- Photographer
- Fashion Designer
- Concept Artist
- Animator
Curriculum Overview
| Year | Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Elements of art: Tone/form, pattern, line and colour – Links to Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Scarpace, Vincent Van Gogh & Georgia O’Keeffe | Abstract sculpture: Wire form – Introduction to Fabric Lenny Abstract sculpture: Paper cut-outs and patterns – Introduction to Henry Matisse and his cut outs | Day of the dead: Metal embossing – Introduction to the Day of the Dead and Ninette Kruger Day of the dead: Lino print – Recap of Day of the Dead and introduction to Thaneeya McArdle and Jose Posada |
| Year 8 | Scultpture: ‘Anibot’ design – Introduction to surrealism and Fabric Lenny’s ‘Rabbots’ Sculpture: ‘Anibot’ sculpture – Recap fo Fabric Lenny’s techniques | Surrealism: Clay monster designs and sculpture – introduction to surrealism, Salvador Dali and James Derosso Cubism: 3D cubist portrait – introduction to cubism and Pablo Picasso | Cubism: Mask design and low relief mask – introduction to Kimmy Cantrell Cubism: Mask embellishment – recap the work of Kimmy Cantrell |
| Year 9 | Futurism: Supercar collage – introduction to futurism and Giacomo Balla Assemblage: Bionic mask – introduction to Richard Symons | Landscapes: Urban landscapes – introduction to Andy Mercer Sculpture: Wire and modroc – introduction to Alberto Giacometti | Sculpture: Soap carving and observation – introduction to Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore Landscapes: Rural landscapes – introduction to Amelia Furman |
| Year 10 | GCSE Fine Art: Mechanical objects – Michael Lang and Nicola Tilley studies GCSE Graphics: Branding, Comic Con – Artist research and Justin Maller artist study GCSE Photography: Forces – Nature and chemical, applied and movement | GCSE Fine Art: Mechanical objects – Primary photographs and observations with pencil, biro, wash, chalk and oil pastels GCSE Graphics: Branding, Comic Con – Mike Mahle artist study and experimentation and related research/analysis GCSE Photography: Architecture – Research, analysis and trip preparation and artist study of Aaron Yeomen | GCSE Fine Art: Mechanical objects – Scratchboard, observation and stippling development and abstract compositions GCSE Graphics: Branding, Comic Con – Logo research and concept drawings and logo development GCSE Photography: Architecture – Artist study of Helder Santos and experimental drawings and sculpture |
| Year 11 | GCSE Fine Art: Mechanical objects, abstract low relief development and 3D mechanical mask and surface textures GCSE Graphics: Branding, Comic Con – Second logo development and final design ideas GCSE Photography: Architecture – digital editing and mixed media experimentation | GCSE Fine Art: Mechanical objects – Final outcome and beginning of externally set task (mind map, observation and artist study) GCSE Graphics: Branding, Comic Con – Final pieces and beginning of externally set task (artist research and studies) GCSE Photography: Architecture – final design and outcome and beginning of externally set task (mind map, research, analysis and studies) | GCSE Fine Art: Externally set task – development, experimentation, refinement and supervised exam GCSE Graphics: Externally set task – related research, typography development and final design ideas GCSE Photography: Externally set task – final ideas, planning and supervised exam |