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Art

You don't need brains to be a painter, just feelings. L. S. Lowry

 At St. Anne’s, Art & Design aims to be fully inclusive to every child. 

Art & Design at St. Anne’s
At St. Anne’s, we believe that art and design should be an inclusive, enriching experience for every child. Our curriculum is designed to inspire creativity, foster self-expression, and develop the technical skills needed to bring ideas to life.
Through hands-on exploration and critical thinking, students will refine their ability to observe, interpret, and create, drawing from both imagination and real-world experience. They will develop confidence in using a wide range of materials and techniques while deepening their understanding of key visual elements such as colour, texture, line, tone, shape, form, and space.
Our approach nurtures an appreciation for the visual arts, encouraging students to explore the work of significant artists, designers, and craftspeople from diverse cultures and historical periods. By analysing and discussing artistic works, they will gain insight into the role of art in shaping societies, identities, and contemporary life.


Our Aims
At St. Anne’s, we aim to:

  • Engage, inspire, and challenge students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent, and create.
  • Encourage independent thinking and critical analysis of artistic works, fostering a deeper understanding of visual language.
  • Provide opportunities for students to become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed-media processes.
  • Develop students’ ability to articulate ideas and experiences through the language of art, craft, and design.
  • Explore how art reflects and influences history, culture, and contemporary society.

Implementation
Art and design hold a valued place in our curriculum, receiving the same importance as core subjects. Our progressive curriculum ensures that students build on their skills year after year, developing confidence and expertise across a range of artistic disciplines.
To challenge and support all learners, we offer “Stretch and Challenge” opportunities for those with a particular aptitude, as well as creative enrichment experiences throughout the year. Students have the chance to take part in school-wide artistic initiatives, including T-shirt and logo design, environmental and community art projects.
We celebrate our students’ creativity through an online gallery, where their work is showcased to parents, peers, and the wider school community. By making art visible and valued, we aim to nurture a lifelong appreciation for creativity and self-expression. At St. Anne’s, art is more than a subject—it is a way of seeing, questioning, and shaping the world around us.
 

Our online St. Anne's Art gallery

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KS3 Art Curriculum Map
Art Gallery
St Anne's secondary art : masks
St Anne's secondary art : graphics
St Anne's secondary art : mask making

Educational visits are our next step in providing more opportunities for the students to leave the Island and engage in additional art learning outside the classroom. In the past we have had cultural exchanges with France and will look at similar opportunities in the future.

Progression

In Key stage 4 students move on to the next set of principles which are; balance, rhythm, pattern, emphasis, contrast, unity and movement

Standard progression is through a GCSE route in Key stage 4. Students will opt for a particular strand of the AQA syllabus. The current strands offered are;&

  • Fine Art
  • Photography
  • Graphics Communication

Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences that employ a range of traditional and new media, processes and techniques appropriate to the chosen areas of study. Knowledge of art, craft and design should be developed through research, the development of ideas and making, working from first-hand experience and, where appropriate, secondary source materials. Students are required to participate actively in their course of study, recognising and developing their own strengths in the subject and identifying and sustaining their own lines of enquiry.

Fine Art Areas of study
Photography Areas of Study
Graphics Communication Areas of Study

The GCSE Art & Design course consists of 60% coursework and a 10 hour exam equal to 40% 
The assessments will measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives:

•    AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
•    AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.
•    AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.
•    AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.

Finally:
Within art and design, we strive to create a supportive and collaborative ethos for learning by providing investigative and enquiry based learning opportunities. Emphasis is placed on investigative learning opportunities to help children gain a coherent knowledge of understanding of each unit of work covered throughout the school. The Art and Design curriculum is of high quality, well thought out and is planned to demonstrate creativity with progression.