The Ridgeway School - Inspiring learners for their future

Art and Design

The Art and Design department is dedicated to promoting a learning environment which raises pupils’ self esteem, attainment and encourages personal expression through the development of art and design skills and concepts.

Art and Design at The Ridgeway School is taught across the entire age range, up to and including AS/A level. Art and Design is offered as both Fine Art and Textiles at AS and A level. All pupils are given the opportunity to experience a wide range of media and processes throughout their art education, with a specific emphasis on printmaking , painting and mixed-media work at GCSE and A level The art and design curriculum at key stage three is topic-based in termly modules and attempts to use as wide a variety of stimuli as possible.

Pupils have access to a variety of extra-curricular activities at lunchtimes and in addition to lunchtimes senior students have their dedicated sixth form art room available throughout the day.

The Art and Design department takes an active role in promoting department work, with a number of changing displays within the department's corridors an more permanent work around the school.

Curriculum
Please use the links below to download an outline of the curriculum covered in each year group. (You will need Adobe Reader to view files)

Subject Information - KS3/KS4/GCSE

Year 7
Aboriginal Art
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