
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. At Mount St Joseph, we believe that a high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent, and create their own works of art, craft and design. As students progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity, and wealth of our nation.
Year 7
Term 1a: Draw the line, formal elements
Term 1b: Mini Monsters, ceramic unit
Term 2: Culture Vultures, mask making
Term3: Mini Beasts, 3D unit
Year 8
Term 1: Make me a Designer, shoe design project
Term 2: Architecture
Term 3: Portraiture
Year 9
Unit 1: Day of the Dead
Unit 2: Pop Art
For each half-term there is a Knowledge Expert Sheet which outlines the essential knowledge that all students in Year 7, 8 and 9 need to know.
Students demonstrate their depth of knowledge by completing their Knowledge Expert Books.
At Mount St Joseph, our Art Department aims to ensure that all students in KS4: become confident in taking risks, learning from experience when exploring and experimenting with ideas; develop familiarity and knowledge of processes; develop familiarity and knowledge of media, materials and techniques; and develop critical understanding through investigative, analytical, experimental, practical, technical and expressive skills.
Students will develop skills to be proficient in:
- Developing ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.
- Refining work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.
- Recording ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.
- Presenting a personal and meaningful response
Year 10
Unit 1: Under the Sea, ceramic unit
Unit 2: Identity
Year 11
Unit 2: Identity
Component 2: Exam component
For each half-term there is a Knowledge Expert Sheet which outlines the essential knowledge that all students in Year 10 and 11 need to know.
Students demonstrate their depth of knowledge by completing their Knowledge Expert Books.