Arts
A choice of Art or Performing Arts is available at Whitley Academy
Arts
A choice of Art or Performing Arts is available at Whitley Academy
Intent
The intent of art at Whitley academy is to provide students with an exciting, inspiring and varied curriculum.
We aim to make art accessible to all students both inside and outside of the curriculum.
We aim to inspire a passion for art in many disciplines and introduce a wide range of artists
We develop student’s critical thinking skills and other transferable skills such as problem solving.
Implementation
A wide variety of interesting lessons are delivered. These build on students’ knowledge and understanding in art. Through different projects, students will explore, experiment, record and present their creative ideas. They will develop their skills in a variety of dry media such as pencil, pastel and charcoal. Develop skills with wet media such as watercolour, acrylic paint, and different types of printing. Experiment with different disciplines such as textiles, clay and photography. Students will be introduced to a wide range of different artists to inspire and engage their ideas. Students will also learn about the creative industries and different career paths. We display student’s artwork across the school, and have an exhibition of work at the end of every year.
Impact
The impact of the curriculum can also be measured in a variety of ways such as uptake of Art and Photography at GCSE and A level and beyond, student engagement, student engagement in lessons and work produced, student voice and analysis of data.
| Year | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Topics covered Sept – Oct Recovery curriculum adapted |
Bug Project Focus on observational drawing and experimenting with different dry materials. Poppy project short project focusing on making a fabric poppy to bring an awareness about remembrance day. |
Butterfly Project Focus on observational drawing and experimenting with different dry materials. Poppy project short project focusing on making a fabric poppy to bring an awareness about remembrance day. Christmas Card competition Students are tasked with designing the Whitley academy Christmas card. |
Food Project Students will draw from different food packaging with a focus on observational drawing and experimenting with different dry materials. Poppy project short project focusing on making a fabric poppy to bring an awareness about remembrance day. |
I, Me, Mine Project Students will first develop the ‘mine’ aspect of the project, focusing on My Objects. Students will record their ideas through drawing, photography and writing, will experiment with different media, will ensure that they are inspired by different artists and present their work in sketchbooks. Poppy project short project focusing on making a fabric poppy to bring an awareness about remembrance day. |
Art Students will chose a theme to work from and develop a project. Students will look at different artists to gain inspiration, will record their ideas through photography, drawing and annotation and will experiment with different media, materials and processes. |
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Photography Students will chose a theme to work from and develop a project. Students will look at different artists to gain inspiration, will record their ideas through photography, photoshoot plans and annotation. Students will experiment with both hand and digital manipulation of images. |
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Topics covered Oct – Dec Recovery curriculum adapted |
Still Life Project Students will look at what a still life painting is. Continuing the focus on observational drawing, students will learn about using construction lines to help accuracy in drawing. Careers Students will have occasional lessons where they look at why we study art, transferable skills learnt in art and jobs that relate to the arts. |
Continue developing ideas for Christmas cards Portrait Project Students will learn about the proportion of the face before practicing how to draw the different facial features. Students will then produce a self-portrait. Students will then look at different artists who use portraiture and complete work in the style of the artists. Careers Students will have occasional lessons where they look at why we study art, transferable skills learnt in art and jobs that relate to the arts. |
Food Project This term the focus will be on textiles. Students will make a twirl chocolate bar from fabric and explore other textile techniques. Careers Students will have occasional lessons where they look at why we study art, transferable skills learnt in art and jobs that relate to the arts. |
I, Me, Mine Project Students will continue to work to the theme ‘Mine’. They will develop their ideas and experimentation with different materials further before creating a final piece of this section of the project. |
Art Students will continue to develop their ideas on the project started in September. |
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Photography Students will continue to develop their ideas on the project started in September. |
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| Home learning expected |
Project based Autumn term 1 Complete tasks related to an artist who paints a bug.
Autumn term 2 Complete tasks related to artists who create still life painting Work will be set and handed in on teams |
Project based Autumn term 1 Complete tasks related to an artist who paints a butterfly.
Autumn term 2 Complete tasks related to artists who create portraits. Work will be set and handed in on teams |
Project based Autumn term 1 Typography – create a font that relates to the theme of food.
Autumn term 2 Research the artists Georgina Luck and Lucy Sparrow. Write about their work and your own opinions about it. Work will be set and handed in on teams
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Annotation of work created in class |
Art Annotation of art work created in class |
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Photography Annotation of work Specialist photo shoots |
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| Support at home/websites |
Microsoft Teams |
Pinterest for artist research/ideas
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Intent
The intent of Performing Arts at Whitley Academy is to develop student’s confidence and creativity. We aim to make Performing Arts accessible to all students both in and outside of the classroom. Our intention is to provide cultural experiences within the Arts. The curriculum focuses on building transferable skills that can be used in a variety of contexts in their future. These skills include cooperation and negotiation within groups, articulation of feelings and opinions and the evaluation of other’s work.
Implementation
- Through the practical exploration of student’s emotions, relationships and the wider society, we aim to develop student’s confidence and creativity.
- Our experienced drama specialists deliver engaging and exciting lessons that inspire students to participate in an active learning environment.
- Lessons will explore careers in the Creative Arts industry by allowing students to work in key job roles within their group such as; director, actor and set/costume designer.
- Assessments are meaningful and implemented at the end of each topic explored to gain a true reflection on a student’s development of skills and technique.
The curriculum is constantly quality assured and improved upon to ensure the learning is fun, engaging and challenging for all.
Impact
The Performing Arts department aims to have a positive impact on the outcomes all students. We are aware that the impact of our curriculum can differ from one student to the next and can be measured through their level of confidence skills, acting ability, the ability to work in a team and/or their ability to listen and direct. The impact of the curriculum can also be measured in a variety of ways such as: Uptake of Performing Arts at GCSE level, student engagement, student voice and analysis of data.
| Year | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Topics covered Sept – Oct Recovery curriculum adapted |
Baseline Assessment Introduction to Skills and Techniques and application of these into script writing. |
Baseline Assessment Script writing
Theatre Analysis of Romeo & Juliet |
Baseline Assessment Script writing
Theatre Analysis of Hamilton |
Component One: Exploring the Performing Arts Exploration of DNA by Dennis Kelly |
Component Three: Mock assessment Processes of Devising |
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Topics covered Oct – Dec Recovery curriculum adapted |
Theatre Analysis of Peter Pan | Theatre Analysis of Romeo & Juliet |
Theatre Analysis of Hamilton
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Component One: Exploring the Performing Arts Exploration of Blood Brothers by Willy Russell |
Component Three: Mock assessment Processes of Devising |
| Home learning expected |
Create a poster on the skills and techniques with definitions.
Read the story of Peter Pan |
Design a mask that would have been worn during the ball. Read Romeo and Juliet and create character profiles of the main characters. |
Research on the history behind Hamilton and the influences of the musical. | Research activities on Theatre Practitioners, Theatre Styles, Acting Styles | Written responses to set task questions |
| Support at home/websites | KS3 BBC Bitesize |
KS4 BBC Bitesize National Theatre BBC TEACH |
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