Art & Design

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” Genesis 1:1

Vision

With Christ at the centre, the Art department at Mount Carmel aims to provide all pupils with a widely creative experience which broadens their horizons and gives them opportunities and skills for life. By studying GCSE Fine art, students leave Mount Carmel with a competency in the handling of artistic material, analytical skills and the ability and desire to think and produce outside of the box.

We provide opportunities for pupils of all abilities to develop the necessary skills in researching, analysing, developing, refining, and producing to meet the requirements of the national curriculum and the demands of key stage 4 fine art specification and we are committed to ensuring that each pupil meets their full potential by providing an ambitious learning environment.
We endeavour to instil a lifelong passion for art into the students at Mount Carmel and take pride in creating bridges for further education and work within the creative industry.

Intent KS3

At Mount Carmel, M band students receive 15 lessons per year in M band and 20 lessons per year in C band as per our department rotation system whereby they get a real flavour of Art/ Design Technology and Food and in key stage 4, art students receive 3 lessons per week throughout the full 2 years.

KS3 curriculum:
At Mount Carmel, pupils in keys stage 3 study an ambitious art curriculum that covers a wide range of skills. The students complete three mini projects, and they enjoy this broad and fast paced way of working. We aim to provide pupils with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and interpret a variety of artistic techniques and movements.

KS3 pupils at Mount Carmel will study (September 2020 onwards) the topics of:
Year 7: Still life, Portraiture and Viewpoints
Year 8: Pop art, Mexican day of the dead and Natural forms
Year 9: Identity (one longer project)

How will the subject be assessed?
At Key Stage 3, assessment takes place using whole class feedback and verbal feedback as well as baseline and end of unit testing as well as teacher, peer, and self- assessment throughout.

Intent KS4

KS4 curriculum:
At key stage 4, all pupils can explore art in their own way. We all start on the same teacher led projects, then students are encouraged to make their own choices and independence is encouraged to foster their own individual artistic talents. The structure of the course is as follows:

Coursework project 1: Natural forms
Coursework project 2: Expression
Coursework project 3: Culture
Externally set assignment (exam): choice of 7 themes to explore

How will the subject be assessed?At key stage 4, assessment is ongoing through class work and homework tasks. We also complete interim assessments for each assessment objective:
A01: Research and investigation
A02: Media and material exploration
A03: Drawing, recording and annotation
A04: Creating an outcome (Final piece)

Enrichment and / or extra curricular activities

The art department offers the following enrichment and extra-curricular activities:

Breakfast revision sessions (year 11)
Trips
Workshops
Exhibitions
Lunchtime clubs

Next steps (College, University, career)

What can the subject prepare me for?
The ability to think and produce in our world is highly regarded by employers and further education settings and GCSE art offers a great bridge into the gateway of the massive creative industry.

Artistic skills can be used in almost all areas of work, including: