The combination of skills, media and themes explored in Key Stage 3 ensures that Key Stage 4 students have the tools to be able to explore and respond to visual stimuli independently and from personal starting points. Foundation skills are built upon further in KS4 and KS5 – more challenging skills and concepts are taught where students have a shorthand with the formal elements.
In Year 10, students focus on portraiture before exploring the theme ‘myths and legends.’ They also engage in a contextual project unpicking the work of two artists, creating artist studies, a comparative essay and a personal response. In Year 11, students develop, refine, record and present their own ideas around the theme of ‘growth and evolution.’ They then complete a broader project.