Art and Design (D&T)
Art and Design
The Art and Design Department at HPS is dedicated to nurturing critical thinking and visual literacy. Students are encouraged to communicate ideas and meanings through a curriculum, which is designed to foster independence by differentiated and self-directed work. Students work with traditional and new media and are encouraged to experiment, persevere and arrive at their own personal solution while promoting skill building, confidence, imagination and creativity.
Incorporating art history and contemporary art, craft and design into the curriculum exposes students to global awareness and viewpoints other than their own. Students reflect critically on both their own work and that of other people’s work, so that they develop an appreciation of art, craft and design through the judgement of quality, skill and meaning. At Primary level, students study artists and designers who link with their topic-based learning. This supports the cross-curricular approach to learning. At Secondary level, students learn about and respond to artists who link to the project focus, which may be media, technique or subject matter.
As a department we want to promote a love for Art and for learning that can be translated into any future career path..
ART and D&T KS1 and KS2
Click here to read the KS1 and KS2 Primary Art Curriculum
Click here to read the KS1 and KS2 Primary DT Curriculum
ART and D&T KS3
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Art and Design GCSE
Examination Board:
Edexcel
Assessment:
Component 2: 40%
This is an Externally Set Assignment (set by the exam board) with preparation time. The preparation time is approximately 10 weeks of school lessons and independent homework. This assignment ends with the final artwork being created in a focused period of 10 hours, working under exam conditions.
Component 1, Coursework: 60%
This is a Portfolio which includes Art projects studied from Year 10 which requires students to include the following:
Develop ideas â€Â e.g. how your ideas progress, research artists and show their influence within your own work. Investigate ideas through a range of sources, for example a museum/gallery visit.
Refine â€Â e.g. how you make changes, modify and conclude your ideas, skilfulness, accuracy and attention to detail. Experimenting with a range of media and processes.
Recording – e.g. drawings, paintings and photography, secondary and primary observations. Annotation in sketchbooks.
Present â€Â e.g. presentation in sketchbooks and conclusion of 2D or 3D work in response to your research.
All students will be expected to complete 3 hours per week of independent work outside of school lessons.
What will you learn?
Essentially ‘formal elements of art’, painting and drawing, 2D and 3D experiences, art history and contemporary art practice. However, you may also experience printmaking and sculpture, photography, model making and computer image manipulation, surface pattern design and textiles, graphic novels. In fact, almost anything that can be thought of as ‘creative’.
Who is this course for? (This will suit you if…)
This course would suit people who are passionate about Art and Design and being creative. You should study GCSE Art and Design if you are planning to have a career in a creative capacity. It is important to note that Art at GCSE level is the Foundation to bigger and more focused art forms. If you think you want to work with fashion, the expectation for further study is to have Art and Design at GCSE level, as with architecture and games design CAD.
The course is also for students who have interest and genuinely enjoy being creative. It is an intense world out there and creative openâ€ÂÂminded people are highly desired in all careers and industries. Being creative is a lifelong skill and can be used in everyday situations. Creativity can impact on emotional intelligence, ability to become a risk taker, improve your handâ€ÂÂeye coordination as well as awakening your senses.
What Happens When You Finish? (Career Pathway)
Some will do an A Level in Art and others will undertake a oneâ€ÂÂyear Foundation course before commencing an Art degree.
