Our Vision and Approach in Art

The Art department at Buile Hill aims to create a creative, inclusive and welcoming environment in which students enjoy their Art lessons through a purposeful, challenging and engaging curriculum. We are committed to providing an empowering, stimulating and inspiring environment, which nurtures students creativity and style and supports their learning, which is embedded by high expectations. Students will explore a broad range of skills and techniques within KS3 lessons with projects linking to culture, environment and the world around them.

During KS4 students can select which discipline they would like to explore in depth, and achieve their GCSE preparing them for further education. Across all projects students will explore traditional and contemporary artists linking to Art history and exciting themes.

We aim to encourage student's critical thinking and questioning skills to develop their projects creating purposeful and meaningful responses. Students gain transferable skills to navigate a successful future, develop independence and succeed Art Curriculum Overview.

This overview serves as a summary of the learning journey across Key Stage 3 and Key stage 4 in this subject. More detailed guides that map the core knowledge for each topic are featured in topic delivery guides that are written and reviewed by each curriculum area.

Recommended book GCSE-Bitesize-Art-Design

How you can support your child’s learning in Art:

• Students will have a knowledge organiser for each of their schemes of learning. Students can use these to develop and recap different areas of art throughout the term.
• Question your child on what they have learnt in lesson.
• Encourage them to visit galleries or view different artists work online, through books or via documentaries. Ask them questions about different art movement or art techniques explored within their lessons.
• Students at KS3 will receive retrieval knowledge homework regularly.
• Students at KS4 will be required to stay 1 hour per week in after school sessions.

Websites you can visit:

•  The Tate gallery website provides access to information about a wide range of artists and artistic movements. The website contains key information about both past and present art. Tate Art terms provides information specifically about famous art movements, language and materials. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/ art-terms
• BBC Bitesize has a GCSE Art page with different areas of study, from drawing to ceramics, information on different processes such as experimenting with techniques and processes, to elements of art such as line, shape, space and form. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ subjects/z6hs34j
• The Arty Teacher Youtube channel has a range of ‘how to’ art videos including how to create a carbon paper print to paper sculpture to mark marking with coffee. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ACA5Ec9gcnxps9JNOzsXg?view_as=subscriber
• Colossal is a specialist art blog about all kinds of exciting art happening in the world, from denim hanging flower designs to recycled metal portraits. The website contains articles, images and archives from around the world on crafts, illustration, design, photography and other practises. https://www.thisiscolossal.com
• Textile artist is also a brilliant website that hosts a range of fascinating textile, embroidery and sewing ideas, methods and art. https://www.textileartist.org
• Google arts also has a website where you can access high quality famous art works to information about a range of art processes. https://artsandculture.google.com/explore