Art

“Every human is an artist.”

Don Miguel Ruiz.

At Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form, we strongly believe in the vital role art and design play in allowing creativity, curiosity and self-expression to develop alongside resilience, confidence and critical thinking skills.

Our broad-based curriculum enables students to develop and build creative skills exploring a variety of techniques with a range of media .

Students at B.G.G.S are introduced to a wide range of art, artists and designers from different historical contexts and a wide range of cultures creating visually literate world citizens with an understanding of their own and others cultural heritage and how art impacts and enhances our surroundings and society today.

Year 7
Term	Topic Enquiry questions/ Key skills	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Formal Elements Line Tone Colour Shape Form Texture Pattern Base line drawing test. What are the formal elements? A series of practical explorations and exercises discovering and using these elements. Observational drawing applying the formal elements. Introduction to Max Ernst	Base line Formative assessment Summative assessment Peer assessment Progress check
Spring	Fantastic Fish Using colour to create fish influenced by Scarpace. Applying colour mixing knowledge. Using pattern and mark making Observation drawing Isolating pattern drawing Looking at the work of van Gogh. Using oil pastels.	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Summer	Portraits Proportion Observation Application of colour/pattern Looking at the work of different portrait artists. Van Gogh. Modigliani.	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
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Year 8
Term	Topic Enquiry questions/ Key skills	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Flora Observational drawing. Tonal drawing Colour theory and painting techniques Grid Enlargement Using oil pastels. Artist research Georgia O’Keeffe	Base line Peer assessment Self-ssessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Spring	Cultural Project based on Hurumzi Collective Zanzibar Mehndi Pattern Design Group work Collaborative work	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Summer	Sweet Treats (3d Response) 3D construction. Design and development of a 3D doughnut. Construction and paintingEvaluation. Papier mache	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment. Progress check
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Year 9
Term	Topic/ Enquiry questions/ Key skills	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Mexican Day of the Dead Observational drawing Mono printing Mixed media Folk Art enquiry Negative space drawing.	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Spring	Portraits Working from photography to produce a self portrait Developing skills further with a colour portrait based on celebrity Portrait proption Drawing techniques Modigiliani Danny O Connor	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Summer	Illustration and 3D project Development of design and final piece using cardboard construction/papier mache Development of Graphic element Tom Hovey Georgina luck	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
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Year 10
Term	Topic Enquiry questions/ Key skills	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Skills workshops Natural Form Artists research pages. Deep Dive artist page Developing drawing skills from primary and secondary sources. Pencil drawing Pen drawing Pen and wash Using ink/ bleach Water colour	Half termly formal review Formative Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Spring	Skills Workshop working from both primary and secondary source Acylic Ink and bleach Mixed media Colour theory Final piece development based on Helen Gotleib	Half term review Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Summer	POP ART Primary source Secondary source Variety of scales Artist research Artist study Painting and media technqies	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Extra-Curricular Activities Can attend intervention sessions. Gallery Visit [Top of the page]

Year 11
Term	Topic Enquiry questions/ Key skills	Type of Assessment
Autumn	POP ART COURSEWORK NO EXAM Using primary sources Artist enquiry Artist deep dive Self-evaluation leading to development Final piece	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Spring	POP ART completion of final pieces Extension POP ART PORTRAITS
Summer	Independent completion of coursework Masks submitted 10 May
Extra-Curricular Activities Intervention sessions Gallery visit [Top of the page]
Year 12
Term	Topic Enquiry questions/ Key skills	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Skills workshops Skills workshop based on the formal elements. Artist Research Artist Deep Dive	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Spring	Self-directed study on Botanical garden theme	Verbal and written feedback
Summer	Completion of Final botanical gardens piece Mini Portrait Project Working from primary and secondary source	Verbal and written feedback
Extra-Curricular Activities Botanical Gardens Visit [Top of the page]

Year 13
Term	Topic Enquiry questions/ Key skills	Type of Assessment
Autumn	Independent Study (Guided) Students select own starting point. Develop a portfolio of work to illustrate the 4 assessment objectives.	Peer assessment Self-assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Progress check
Spring	Following a support booklet they work on their portfolio and written supporting study	Verbal and written feedback
Summer	Completion, selection and photographing portfolio before final submission.	Verbal and written feedback A2 Examination
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How we assess the impact of what your child has been taught:

ART
How will classwork be marked/ monitored/ graded/ self-assessed?	KS3	Once every 6 weeks. It will be formally assessed at the end of a unit. Each unit will be self, peer and formally assessed. Grade half termly. Comments.
	KS4	Verbal feedback ongoing. Written feedback. Final grade when appropriate. We work within exam guidelines. Comments.
	KS5	Discussion-based feedback. Formally assessed half termly. Ongoing. Continuous.
What classwork will be marked?	KS3	Practical tasks are marked when appropriate.
	KS4	Practical tasks are marked when appropriate.
	KS5	Practical tasks and development is discussed and recorded half termly in students handbook.
How will students ‘reflect’ on marking/ feedback?	KS3/KS4/KS5	Respond to feedback. Peer and self-assessment. Review and reflection.
How will Homework be marked/monitored/ graded?	KS3	Set tasks are marked.
	KS4	Set tasks are marked. Progress and development task are discussed.
	KS5	Set tasks are marked Progress and development tasks are discussed.
What are the formal Assessments? When are they marked?	KS3 - Set tasks and final piece. Marked at end of unit. KS4 - Set tasks. End of unit is marked. KS5 - All self-directed with milestones to reach at specific deadlines.

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