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22/08/24

⭐️⭐️⭐️9 Grade 9’s⭐️⭐️⭐️ We are so proud of Rouzana! She has done amazing, such a bright future ahead 🌟 pic.twitter.com/YRhzKfCm61

22/08/24

🎉🎉🎉HARD WORK PAYS OFF🎉🎉🎉 Exceptional performance from Manuchehr, Jael, Zhuri and Erin! 20 grade 9’s between the 4 of them 🤩🤩 We are so proud of all the work that they have put in 💪#achievementissuccess pic.twitter.com/KI4R2KR18w

22/08/24

🎉🎉🎉HARD WORK PAYS OFF🎉🎉🎉 Nariana achieving a strong set of grade 9’s! We are so proud of all the work that she put in 🤩#achievementissuccess pic.twitter.com/eW6VSSaybl

15/08/24

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really proud of our students going on to University in September to study Veterinary Science, Mechanical Engineering, Palaeontology and Primary Education ⭐️⭐️⭐️ pic.twitter.com/fpMpq9fe38

15/08/24

🎉⭐️A* A B⭐️🎉Really proud of Maham going off to read Fashion Marketing pic.twitter.com/wicWT0moKD

15/08/24

🎉⭐️A* A A⭐️🎉Really proud of Isaac going off to read Neuroscience and Psychology at pic.twitter.com/RHXjqb4iiw

15/08/24

⭐️⭐️⭐️A* A* A*⭐️⭐️⭐️Really proud of Matthew going off to read Civil Engineering at pic.twitter.com/CSJu2SzJIs

24/05/24

Today we said farewell to our Year 13’s with a leavers breakfast and rewarded all students with 💯 attendance with ice cream! 🍦 Have a lovely break all! pic.twitter.com/qkUc3hbvEp

23/05/24

🏆🥇YR 8 GIRLS CROYDON BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 2024🥇🏆 An amazing performance and a well deserved win. That’s 2 cups these girls have won this year, what a way to finish the season 🏀⛹🏽‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/gUvhXe0jLS

23/05/24

Our year 10 geographers working hard on the physical fieldwork element of their GCSE at Whitstable Beach this week 🌍 pic.twitter.com/RbwuVNgE5h

16/04/24

Smiles all round from our girls crew onboard the Prolific. They are on their way to Studland bay for the evening after battling the wind and rain last night⛵️💨🌊 pic.twitter.com/dVeMjWK8Jl

28/03/24

A DOUBLE WIN for the Year 7 girls. They have now reached the Basketball Cup FINAL!!! A tough day for them having to play 2 matches in 1 day, but the girls dug deep and went out with the determination to win 🙌🏼🏀🎉 pic.twitter.com/7hXD3aERDV

28/03/24

A DOUBLE WIN for the Year 7 girls. They have now reached the Basketball Cup FINAL!!! A tough day for them having to play 2 matches in 1 day, but the girls dug deep and went out with the determination to win 🙌🏼🏀🎉 pic.twitter.com/7hXD3aERDV

08/03/24

We are so proud and honoured to have won ‘Education Institution Of The Year’ for the London Region by 🏀🤩 A massive thank you to Mr Boothe who dedicates a lot of time and hard work into coaching all of our basketball teams ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/rbS1dUiel6

08/03/24

We are so proud and honoured to have won ‘Education Institution Of The Year’ for the London Region by 🏀🤩 A massive thank you to Mr Boothe who dedicates a lot of time and hard work into coaching all of our basketball teams ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/rbS1dUiel6

04/03/24

To get ready for literacy week this week we recently rewarded our KS3 TOP READERS with a trip to the British Library in central London where they explored the treasures of British literature! pic.twitter.com/0soVHbgF78

09/02/24

A fantastic end to the week and what an amazing half-term it has been. Lots of sporting achievements to be proud of. Wishing all of our students and families a restful break, we look forward to returning well-rested and ready to kick start another great half-term 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/KPTrgzxnr9

09/02/24

A fantastic end to the week and what an amazing half-term it has been. Lots of sporting achievements to be proud of. Wishing all of our students and families a restful break, we look forward to returning well-rested and ready to kick start another great half-term 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/KPTrgzxnr9

08/02/24

Yr 10 Harris Experience students at the Opera! 🎶🎶🎼 pic.twitter.com/6HAcKJSeQU

30/01/24

Year 10 Food Tech students are making Swiss rolls this week ! 🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/UkbE8dWi5x

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Art & Design

Year 7

 

Link: Year 7 Art & Design In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment:  

As each students Art and Design experience can differ immensely in the first all students will explore the visual elements in Art and Design; Line, shape, space, tone, form, colour, pattern and texture. These are the building blocks by which all are works are made and will the language that will be used throughout their journey here at the Academy. 

Students will be assessed based on the depth to which they record, explore and develop ideas and the quality of the outcomes they produce. They will be graded under the following headings: limited; basic; emerging; secure; confident and exceptional skill base.

  • Limited – insufficient knowledge, understanding and skills. Minimal evidence of, and lack of structure in the development and recording of ideas.
  • Basic – some knowledge, understanding and skills demonstrated but they are simplistic and deliberate. Some structure and repetition in the development and recording of ideas.
  • Emerging Competent - knowledge, understanding and skills are generally adequate but safe
  • Secure - knowledge, understanding and skills are secure and cohesive throughout
  • Confident and Assured - knowledge, understanding and skills are effective and focused throughout
  • Exceptional - knowledge, understanding and skills are in-depth, perceptive and accomplished throughout

 

Useful revision guides: 

www.artnet.com

BBC Bitesize – GCSE Art and Design – BBC.com

Year 8

 

Link: Year 8 Art & Design In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment:  

In Year 8 students will look in depth at how art moved toward abstraction from a more realist approach through looking closely at and experimenting with ideas from various phases within the Cubist movement. 

Students will be assessed based on the depth to which they record, explore and develop ideas and the quality of the outcomes they produce. They will be graded under the following headings: limited; basic; emerging; secure; confident and exceptional skill base.

  • Limited – insufficient knowledge, understanding and skills. Minimal evidence of, and lack of structure in the development and recording of ideas.
  • Basic – some knowledge, understanding and skills demonstrated but they are simplistic and deliberate. Some structure and repetition in the development and recording of ideas.
  • Emerging Competent - knowledge, understanding and skills are generally adequate but safe
  • Secure - knowledge, understanding and skills are secure and cohesive throughout
  • Confident and Assured - knowledge, understanding and skills are effective and focused throughout
  • Exceptional - knowledge, understanding and skills are in-depth, perceptive and accomplished throughout

 

Useful revision guides: 

www.artnet.com

BBC Bitesize – GCSE Art and Design – BBC.com

Year 9

 

Link: Year 9 Art & Design In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment:  

Year 9 students will start to explore ways of working that relate more closely to the GCSE process of recording, developing and refining ideas culminating in a personal outcome. A theme is used as a starting point for a personal journey of expression which culminates into a personal outcome. This will give students an excellent opportunity to explore and develop a broader concept as well as help them hone those vital skills needed to solve problems and generate personal creative solutions.

Students will be assessed based on the depth to which they record, explore and develop ideas and the quality of the outcomes they produce. They will be graded under the following headings: limited; basic; emerging; secure; confident and exceptional skill base.

  • Limited – insufficient knowledge, understanding and skills. Minimal evidence of, and lack of structure in the development and recording of ideas.
  • Basic – some knowledge, understanding and skills demonstrated but they are simplistic and deliberate. Some structure and repetition in the development and recording of ideas.
  • Emerging Competent - knowledge, understanding and skills are generally adequate but safe
  • Secure - knowledge, understanding and skills are secure and cohesive throughout
  • Confident and Assured - knowledge, understanding and skills are effective and focused throughout
  • Exceptional - knowledge, understanding and skills are in-depth, perceptive and accomplished throughout

 

Useful revision guides: 

www.artnet.com

BBC Bitesize – GCSE Art and Design – BBC.com

Year 10

 

Link: Year 10 Art & Design In Year Progression Plan

Link: Exam Specification

 

Assessment:  

Students will be assessed using the following assessment objectives over two components:

  • AO1 Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources 25%
  • AO2 Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes 25%
  • AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses 25%
  • AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language 25%

Art KS4 Assessment Table

Component 1: Personal Portfolio

The Art department must devise an appropriate theme(s), project(s) or task(s) in consultation with their students. They may each have a separate focus or be interconnected. The teacher should ensure that the theme(s), project(s) or task(s) allow the students to meet all four Assessment Objectives.

Component 2: Externally Set Assignment

The Externally Set Assignment is set by Pearson and will be released on 2 January in the year of assessment. The Externally Set Assignment will be available on their secure website on 2 January, and hard copies will be dispatched based on estimated entries.

Students will be assessed using an assessment grading grid provided by the exam board which is located in the specification pages 31 through to 34.

Teachers will use this assessment grid to assess all student work for both components.

  • Refer to published visual exemplars to establish a secure understanding of how descriptors relate to practical evidence.
  • Working through each AO separately, use the bulleted descriptors in each box to determine which band the evidence meets best.
  • Use the descriptors holistically; there is not one mark available per descriptor.
  • Decide whether the evidence ‘just’ meets, ‘mostly’ meets or ‘fully’ meets the descriptors in the band to determine the appropriate mark within the band.
  • Where evidence for an AO meets descriptors from two or more different bands, a best-fit approach should be used to award the mark that corresponds most closely to the descriptors that have been met.
  • Determine a mark out of 18 for each AO and add them together for a total out of 72 for both component.

 

Curriculum Delivery Plan: 

Year 10 Students will be exploring a theme based project that will form Component 1 which is worth 60%. The Component will consist of various themed tasks that culminate in a related personal outcome at the end of year 10.

In Year11 students will be preparing for their Mock exam which will also contribute toward Component 1. This project based work will culminate in a personal outcome produced in January. Students will then receive the theme for Component 2. Following the assessment objectives: recording, developing and refining their ideas the personal outcome will be the final element of the course comprising in a 10 hour exam.

 

Useful Links: 

https://youtu.be/PIWYBMZgt8E  My GCSE Grade 9 (A**) Art & Design Coursework (FULL MARKS) 

BBC Bitesize - GCSE Art and Design - BBC.com

http://www.artnet.com/

Year 11

 

Link: Year 11 Art & Design In Year Progression Plan

Link: Exam Specification

 

Assessment:  

Students will be assessed using the following assessment objectives over two components:

  • AO1 Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources 25%
  • AO2 Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes 25%
  • AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses 25%
  • AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language 25%

 

Component 1: Personal Investigation

  • Candidates required to only complete their portfolio.
  • Component 1 weighting increased to 100%.
  • Visiting centre moderation to be replaced with remote moderation should public health restrictions necessitate.
  • Digital portfolio submission.

Component 2: Externally Set Assignment

  • Component 2 has been removed from the qualification; therefore, candidates will be awarded on their portfolio only.

Students will still be assessed using the assessment grading grid provided by the exam board which is located in the specification pages 31 through to 34.

Teachers will use this assessment grid to assess work produced only for Component 1.

 

Curriculum Delivery Plan: 

In Year11 students will continue working on Component 1 right through until the Easter break. The remaining time, during the Summer term, will be spent ensuring their Portfolio’s are ready for assessment.

 

Useful Links: 

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/art-and-design-2016/summer-2022-support.html

https://youtu.be/PIWYBMZgt8E  My GCSE Grade 9 (A**) Art & Design Coursework (FULL MARKS) 

BBC Bitesize - GCSE Art and Design - BBC.com

http://www.artnet.com/