Curriculum Intent

The Creative Arts team offer opportunities for every individual to develop their creativity – the act of turning new ideas and concepts into reality.  This enables you to perceive the world in new and creative ways; find hidden patterns, make and build connections that are not obvious and to generate productive solutions.  We do this through a wide breadth of skills, knowledge, perseverance and dedication in a variety of subject areas that help build the full potential of the individual.  We aim to develop skilful, respectful young people who are capable of working in a collaborative environment, across a variety of disciplines, which will serve them in their life as successful, inquisitive and intuitive human beings, ready for any challenge.

Threshold Concepts

Threshold Concepts are a series of statements and ideas that allow you to view, question and experience the world through the eyes of an artist and creative maker.  Each project in Years 7, 8 and 9 is based around one of these statements and gives you a deeper understanding to help you broaden your creative ideas and thinking.  As you move into GCSE and choose your Creative specialism – Art & Design, Photography, Textiles or 3D Design you can use these ideas to expand your skills, knowledge and creative practice to a higher level of sophistication.  At Post 16 you can choose to study a mixture of Art, Craft & Design, Photography, Textiles and Graphics to develop your creativity in preparation for further education and work in the Creative Industries.

Art, Craft & Design

3D Design

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Photography

Textiles

Graphics

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