We aim to promote the whole school ethos of ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’, whilst ‘unlocking potential and making dreams a reality’ for our students. We work with an open mindset and ‘can do’ attitude: teaching students that practice makes progress in visual arts, no matter their starting points. Alongside teaching artistic skills, we also strive to develop characteristics of lifelong learners: our LEIGH Learner Profile. For example, demonstrating grit is a key learner attribute in visual arts: students practise focus, concentration, persistence, and perseverance as they take risks and overcome challenges during the creation process. We explicitly teach approaches to learning (ATLs) including research skills, critical and creative thinking, and reflection. Additionally, our highly ambitious curriculum utilises the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) framework to develop intercultural understanding, interdisciplinary learning, and global engagement.
Our vision is to offer a comprehensive visual arts curriculum, encompassing the domains of practical, theoretical, and disciplinary art knowledge and the interrelationships between them. We develop students’ practical knowledge necessary to create art and aim for students to improve their mastery of drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. We follow a cycle of inquiry, application, assessment, and improvement and spiral these areas of making, building students’ skills sequentially each year. This supports students’ progress, enabling them to achieve outcomes that reflect the very best of their ability.
The interpretation of artistry enables us to understand the culture, information, emotions, ideas and beliefs communicated and expressed by people throughout history.
Careers
Commercial art gallery manager
Conservator
Heritage manager
Museum/gallery curator
Museum/gallery exhibitions officer
Inquiry Questions
Factual Questions
What is culture? What is artistry?
What is communication?
What is expression?
What does interpretations mean in art?
Conceptual Questions
Why do people create art?
How do you interpret an image?
Why do people’s interpretations of art matter?
Debatable Questions
Should art be explained?
Can the interpretation of an artwork be wrong?
Can there be multiple interpretations of the same artwork?
Is the artist’s intention relevant to the interpretation of the work?
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