Mrs W Picken – Joint Head of Department (specialist areas – Graphic Design and Printmaking)
Mr R Hall – Joint Head of Department (specialist areas – Fine Art, Digital Media and Photography)
Mr R Warren – Assistant Headteacher /Teacher of Art (specialist area – Graphic Design)
Miss C Hall – Teacher of Art (specialist area – Photography)
Miss P Taylor – Teacher of Art (specialist areas Fine Art and Graphic Design)
Our aim is to facilitate art activities in which no one can fail and everyone can reach their potential. The visual arts have an enormous impact on our lives. In the media, the environment and in our homes, art subtly influences and reflects our values, our sense of history and our expectations for the future. Art is a vital part of our culture and well being. We aim to provide an environment in which some students can develop their potential to the level where they can enter the creative arts professions through universities and colleges and where others can learn skills which will enhance their lives from this point forward.
Art and Design Teaching:
The Art department has six specialist rooms which are well equipped with a wide range of facilities including Adobe Photoshop, digital SLR cameras, 2 kilns, screen printing, intaglio printing press.
Art and Design forms part of the National Curriculum and is offered to all Key Stage 3 pupils in hour long lessons taught two times per fortnight in Years 7 and 8 and three time per fortnight in Year 9, always by subject specialists.
The following are available as Key Stage 4 options:
GCSE – Fine Art
GCSE – Graphic Art
The following are available as Key Stage 5 options:
A level – Fine Art
A level – Graphic Art
A level – Photography