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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

11/01/24

Y12 geographers catching up with a geography celebrity pic.twitter.com/ctg67UISj0

10/01/24

Year 12 geographers have been learning about the regeneration of Boscombe beach front today. Day 1 of 3! pic.twitter.com/Flp5lovq52

20/12/23

The Harris Merton choir sang carols at two care homes today, spreading cheer this pic.twitter.com/x7mmI2vRMj

14/12/23

Our Year 12 & 13 students delivering our food drive collection to Pollards Hill Community Centre. Remembering the importance of charity at this time of the year! 🎄🎅🧑‍🎄 pic.twitter.com/Ji8ZK9gw09

13/12/23

This evening’s Winter Showcase was full of talent, including the choir singing Destiny’s Child and the Orchestra performing What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong pic.twitter.com/i61o279VPA

13/12/23

It was Christmas Dinner today !! 🎄🎅🧑‍🎄🤶 We are so grateful for our amazing team putting on such a delicious spread! pic.twitter.com/qAipGvxJbd

13/12/23

Today’s Cyber Awareness Workshop led by the Cyber Security Team 🙌. 💻 KS3 students learning about what can go wrong , how to stay safe and the different careers in cyber security! pic.twitter.com/s23mS6PwXq

12/12/23

Empowering Moments: Capturing the essence of our Prefect Election Assemblies, where current leaders inspire and future leaders share their vision! pic.twitter.com/4mF2m2R8Hg

12/12/23

🏆 YR 8/9 GIRLS MERTON BOROUGH BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 🏆 So proud of our girls during the tournament who were undefeated. The girls will now go on to represent Merton at the 🏀⛹🏽‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/3RRsl1w73T

12/12/23

🏆 YR 8/9 GIRLS MERTON BOROUGH BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 🏆 So proud of our girls during the tournament who were undefeated. The girls will now go on to represent Merton at the 🏀⛹🏽‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/3RRsl1w73T

11/12/23

Our Yr 11 Artists are exploring key themes and print making! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/a4zQvsBOfk

03/12/23

A 6-2 victory for our U16 boys football team in the 2nd round of the Surrey Cup. After being down straight after the first whistle, the boys managed to pull it back and gain control of the game. Goals from Daejharn ⚽️ Jay-Jay ⚽️ and a hatrick from Jamal ⚽️⚽️⚽️MOTM - Jamal 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/oW7L7ZLqgK

02/12/23

A 6-2 victory for our U16 boys football team in the 2nd round of the Surrey Cup. After being down straight after the first whistle, the boys managed to pull it back and gain control of the game. Goals from Daejharn ⚽️ Jay-Jay ⚽️ and a hatrick from Jamal ⚽️⚽️⚽️MOTM - Jamal 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/oW7L7ZLqgK

30/11/23

Year 11 are making the most of expert advice on effective revision this morning 📚 pic.twitter.com/EN92hGXsWF

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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/