The Art & Textiles department is made up of 3 full time and 2 part time teachers and a Technician. We are situated on the ground floor in a suite of rooms, 3 being designated Art rooms and one Textiles room.

As a department we offer Art & Textiles courses at GCSE and AS/A2 courses in Art, Textiles and Photography. All of our courses are moderated by AQA. Our Key Stage 3 course offers our pupils a range of experiences which cover art, textiles, ceramics and 3D work. In addition to this we run after school clubs for both KS3&4 which include Jewellery making and Craft clubs.

Course Outline/Overview

Key Stage 3

This is a core subject during Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9) for all students. During this time the following topics are covered:

• Observational drawing - Line and tone
• William Morris - pattern
• Aboriginal Art including textiles
• Impressionism
• Collage and texture
• Movement
• Figure drawing
• Textiles and screen printing
• Giacometti figure sculpture
• Pop Art
• Portraiture
• Observed drawing
• Picasso developments
• Sculpture
• Jungles
• Henri Rousseau
• Textiles
• Surrealism

Beyond Key Stage 3 students may choose to take Art and Textiles onto Key Stage 4 - GCSE level.  We also offer A-level courses in Art and Textiles