Our Vision
The future of the country depends on having creative innovative people; we need this sort of creativity and ability to respond to change. We are moving to an age where the visual becomes ever more important and everyone needs to be skilled in understanding the visual. Just as they need to be trained in maths and literacy, they need to be trained in sound, film, and the visual arts and so on.
Nicolas Serota (Chair of Arts Council England)
At Hayesfield, we celebrate and encourage all creativity and emphasise the importance of visual literacy in a predominantly visual world. Our creative and innovative curriculum aims to:
- Inspire a love of the creative arts in their broadest sense, and to foster a lifetime passion in appreciating a diverse range of art and photography work, and wider creative and cultural influences
- Deepen understanding, build on confidence and independence with a range of practical processes and techniques
- Challenge every student to achieve their very best outcomes through aspirational targets and securing progressively more difficult skills and knowledge over time
- Promote the creative problem-solving and organisation skills needed to engage positively with the creative world
- Achieve meaningful qualifications that will allow students to move to the next stage in their educational careers
- Celebrate difference and diversity and to make sure our students are influenced by a wide variety of cultural and artistic influences
- Support mental health and well being as a marker of a balanced and healthy society
Please Click Here to View the KS3 Curriculum Intent and Implementation Statements
Please Click Here to View the KS4 Curriculum Intent and Implementation Statements
Please Click Here to View the Curriculum Booklet for Art and Design
The Learning Journey
Please Click Here to Download the Learning Journey [PDF]
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Resources
Please click on the links below to find resources that will help your daughter to achieve her personal best:
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Key Stage 4 Curriculum Resources
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Key Stage 4 Final Exam Resources
Please click on the links below to find resources that will help your daughter to achieve her personal best by preparing thoroughly for her final examinations:
GCSE Art Useful Resources:
Exam board website: https://www.ocr.org.uk/subjects/art-and-design/
GCSE Photography Useful Resources:
Exam board website: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/art-and-design/gcse/art-and-design-8201-8206/subject-content/photography
Enriching Learning
Activities that we provide to support your daughter’s progress in Art & Design include:
You can support your daughter’s progress in Art & Design by:
- Encouraging attendance to the Period 6 LEAP support sessions to develop her confidence and extend her skills
- Making sure that your daughter has the required equipment for her lessons including a 4B pencil, sharpener and rubber
- Where possible support the visiting of museums, galleries and exhibitions and generally developing cultural awareness
Recommended Reading List
Here is a list of books that will engage, excite and/or provide invaluable contextual information that will support your daughter’s learning:
Homework
Key Stage 3
- Maximum intended length of homework per subject should normally be 30 mins per week in Year 7, extending to 45 minutes in Year 9 although this may be spread over longer project work
- Students record homework in their planners and teachers share the work via SIMS Parent online portal
Key Stage 4
- Photography homework can be set on a weekly basis or some projects are set over a longer period to ensure that students have time to produce high quality work
- Maximum intended length of homework per subject should normally be one per week although students in completion of their coursework will be expected to take significantly more time than this,/li>
- Students record homework in their planners and teachers share the work via SIMS Parent online portal
