These are the essential skills in art, craft and design that you will learn during years 7, 8
Explore
Explore and develop your own ideas by working from first-hand observation, experience, inspiration, imagination and memory
Explore and investigate how to express your ideas using the visual elements and a range of materials
Explore and develop your ideas using a sketchbook
Understand
Understand, research and investigative art, craft and design skills
Understand how different cultures express ideas and meanings in art, craft and design
Understand and develop ideas and meaning when producing images and art work
Understand how to organise and present your own work
Reflect
Reflect on and evaluate your own and others’ work,
Reflect on your own images and art work and refine it at all stages of the creative process
Reflect, analyse, select and question, making your own choices when developing art work
Create
Create images and art work, selecting from a range of materials, techniques and processes
Create images and art work to express; how you see things, your own ideas, your feelings, your experiences
Create images and art work for fun!
Explore
Explore and develop your own ideas by working from first-hand observation, experience, inspiration, imagination and memory
Explore and investigate how to express your ideas using the visual elements and a range of materials
Explore and develop your ideas using a sketchbook
Understand
Understand, research and investigative art, craft and design skills
Understand how different cultures express ideas and meanings in art, craft and design
Understand and develop ideas and meaning when producing images and art work
Understand how to organise and present your own work
Reflect
Reflect on and evaluate your own and others’ work,
Reflect on your own images and art work and refine it at all stages of the creative process
Reflect, analyse, select and question, making your own choices when developing art work
Create
Create images and art work, selecting from a range of materials, techniques and processes
Create images and art work to express; how you see things, your own ideas, your feelings, your experiences
Create images and art work for fun!
The importance of art and design
In art, craft and design, students explore visual, tactile and other sensory experiences to communicate ideas and meanings. They work with traditional and new media, developing confidence, competence, imagination and creativity. They learn to appreciate and value images and art works across times and cultures, and to understand the contexts in which they were made. In art, craft and design, students reflect critically on their own and other people’s work, judging quality, value and meaning. They learn to think and act as artists, craftspeople and designers, working creatively and intelligently. They develop an appreciation of art, craft and design, and its role in the creative and cultural industries that enrich their lives.
Curriculum aims
Learning and undertaking activities in art and design contribute to achievement of the curriculum aims for all young people to become:
- successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
- confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
- Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.