Icknield High School KS3 Curriculum map
Subject: Visual Art
Head of Subject: T Neill
Year 7
Autumn 1 to Autumn 2 Topic: Monster Typography
 Combine a range of
Graphics animal features to
develop monster
characters.
 Creation of a cardboard
monster.
 Apply monster
characters to
typography fonts.
 Sara Oglive -‘Monster
Zoo’.
 Maurice Sendak -
‘Where the Wild Things
Are’.
 Rob Steen -‘Flanimals’.
 1 x Monster Lettering.
 1 x Monster illustration.
Autumn 2 to Spring 1 Topic: Ocean Worlds
Art & Design  Using mixed media.
 Colour washes.
 Colour blend with
paint.
Year 8
Revisit: Topic: Visit Japan Poster
 Finding inspiration.  Japanese Lucky Cat Charms.
 Responding to stimuli.  Japanese buildings and
 Developing ideas. structures.
 Experimenting and  Prints and patterns
adapting. (ceramics).
 Media: Line, shape,  Natural World - Cherry
texture, colour. Blossom, Mount Fuji.
 Composition: Emphasis,  Hiroshige scenes (the wave).
Space, proportion.  The flag pattern.
 1x Circular - colour – with a
layered composition (Poster
inspired).
 1x Typography – blue and
white – pattern based
(ceramic inspired).
Revisit: Topic: Intergalactic
 Laying out a balanced  Experimenting with paints to
composition. create texture.
 Colour washes.  Using pen to create
 Cutting techniques. observational line drawings.
Revisit:
 Finding inspiration.
 Responding to stimuli.
 Developing ideas.
 Experimenting and adapting.
 Media: Line, form, colour,
shape.
 Composition: Balance, variety,
proportion, space, emphasis.
Revisit:
 Experimenting with paints to
create texture.
 Using pen to create
observational line drawings.
  Layering media to
create texture.
 Experimental use of
inks.
 Laying out a balanced
composition.
 Cutting techniques.
Key Media
 Ink.
 2B Pencil.
 Poster Paint.
 Colour pencil.
 Oil pastel.
Spring 2 to Summer 1 Topic: Portrait/ Mandala
Textiles  Project. Drawing from
cultural reference.
 Using transfer dyes to
print onto fabric.
 Experiment with
different methods of
drawing a self- portrait
in pencil, felt tip and
paint.
Key Media
 Pencil.
 Fabric paints.
 Coloured pencils
 Fabric.
 Felt tips.
 Using mixed media.
 Colour pencil.
 Poster Paint.
 2B Pencil.
Revisit:
 Composition, scale,
tone and blending with
colours.
 Skill in using paint
brushes and accurate
drawing.
 Producing and
evaluating a final piece
in fabric.
 Using key words and
annotation throughout
project.
 Combine imagination and  Creating complex compositions
scientific information to using varied design elements.
create an individual artwork.  Using imagination to develop
 Creating complex visual ideas.
compositions using varied
design elements. Key Media
 Using imagination to develop  2B Pencil.
visual ideas.  Biro.
 Understand how light and  Collage.
shadow affect a 3D shapes.
 Paper cutting.
 Creating images using Collage.
Key Media
 Poster Paint
 2B Pencil
 Biro
 Collage
 Sponging
 Colouring pencil
Topic: Skull and African project. Revisit:
 Drawing from cultural  Using Cultural reference as
reference. inspiration for a project.
 Using coloured transfer dyes  Experimenting with colour using
and black to produce a print colour range for a project.
onto fabric.  Composition, scale, tone and
 Using African culture to blending with colours.
produce a fabric print  Skill in using paint brushes and
collection. accurate drawing.
 Experimenting with different  Producing and evaluating a final
techniques to draw skulls, piece in fabric, using key words
timed drawing experimenting and annotation throughout
with media. project.
Key Media
 Pencil.
 Fabric paints.
 Coloured pencils.

Summer 1 to Summer 2 Topic: Stop Motion Revisit:
Animation.  Yr10 CAMPAIGN
Film  Students learn the basic
concept of early
cartoons and using a
small Post-It pad
produce a simple
animation. Students
look into the history of
film animation.
Key Media:
 Post-it Note flick book.
 Pencil.
 Pen.
 Fabric.
 Felt tips.
 Pastels
Topic: Storyboarding and Film Revisit:
Poster design.  Storyboarding in Y9 with the
project. Look at  A look at pre-production in project ISSUES –
animation used to film and the concept of PREPRODUCTION and
inform teenagers about visualising the film in terms of drawing/visualising an idea
personal safety topics. how it would be shot scene by which the group use to
scene. If digital cameras are instruct/guide them during
available, a photographic production (filming).
storyboard could be produced
also.
 An investigation into Film
poster layouts and concepts.
Key Media:
 Storyboard template.
 Pen.
 Pencil.
 Felt Pen.
 Icknield High School KS4 Curriculum map
Subject: Art & Design
Head of Subject: Tom Neill Exam Board: AQA

Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Autumn 1 Topic: Fantastic and Revisit: Topic: Issues – Protest Revisit: Topic: Trial Exam Revisit:
Strange
Artists  Using guidelines.  Creating a high  Creating a high  Responding to an  Responding to an
 Using guidelines  Tonal shading. quality artist page quality artist page. exam based exam based
to draw out  Texture. (Banksy). starting point. starting point.
compositions.  Layout  Choosing an  Choosing an
 Tonal shading. composition. Key Media: appropriate appropriate
 Texture.  Abstract painting  Acrylic paint. starting point. starting point.
 Abstract painting (Ink).  Stencilling.  Independently  Independently
(Ink).  Annotation. researching and researching and
 Annotation. responding artist responding artist
and designers and designers
work. work.
Key Media:  Applying of media  Applying of media
 Ink. to independent to independent
 2B – 6B pencil. project. project.
 Charcoal.  Working to short  Working to short
 Chalk. deadlines. deadlines.
 Large scale (A2  Quick drawings.  Quick drawings.
sheets).
Key Media:
 Independent
choice.
Autumn 2 Topic: Fantastic and Revisit: Topic: Issues – Protest Revisit: Topic: Trial exam Revisit:
Strange
 Photoshoot.  Creating a high  Creating a high  Topic: Coursework
 Photoshoot setup  Finding relevant quality artist page quality artist page. completion.
and success. research images (LEK + SOWAT)  Photographing
 Researching  Making an Artist  Researching the people.
artists. inspiration page. background of a  Working into
 Showing personal project. photos using
inspiration from  Photoshoot setup mixed media.
artists and and success.  DSLR Camera.
designers.  Photographing
 Making an artist people
inspiration page.  Working into
 Annotation artist photos using
pages. mixed media.
 Drawing from
 Key Media. photos and
 Oil pastel. drawing portraits.
 2B – 6B pencil.
Key Media:
 2B – 6B pencil
 Biro
 DSLR Camera
Spring 1 Topic: Fantastic and Revisit: Topic: Issues – Revisit: Topic: GCSE Exam Revisit:
Strange independent project paper
 Designing a development.  Strategies for
 Designing a personal designing a  Responding to an
personal outcome.  Blending using personal project. exam based
outcome.  Making a relevant acrylic paints.  Organising visual starting point.
 Making a relevant outcome.  Mixing acrylic information.  Choosing an
outcome.  Strategies for paints. appropriate
 Strategies for working  Colour mixing. starting point.
working independently.  Responding to a  Independently
independently. starting point. researching and
 Strategies for responding artist
 Key Media. designing a and designers
 Ink. personal project. work.
 2B – 6B pencil.
  Watercolour  Researching  Applying of media
pastel. issues and ideas. to independent
 Oil pastel.  Organising visual project.
information.  Working to short
 Purposeful deadlines.
composition  Quick drawings.
development.
Key Media:
Key Media:  Independent
 2B – 6B pencil. choice
 Acrylic Paints.
 Collage.
 Stencil.
 Independent
choice.
Spring 2 Topic: Identity Revisit: Topic: Issues – Revisit: Topic: GCSE exam Revisit:
independent project Paper + timed exam
 Keeping a  Keeping a development.  Independently
sketchbook. sketchbook creating an Artist  Topic: Coursework
 Use of words to  How artists or designer presentation and
convey a combine image  Independently inspiration page. preparation for
message. and words. creating an Artist submission.
 Understand how or designer.
colour can be inspiration page.  Presenting and
used to convey  Designing a submitting a
emotion or personal range of best
feeling. outcome. work.
 How artists  Experimenting  Organising and
combine image with and refining selecting from
and words. use of a range of historical work.
 Ways of media.  Refining work
representing from past
identity. projects.
 Targeting areas
Key Media: where most
 Watercolour impact can be
pencil. made.
 Fineliner pen.
  Small Scale (A5
book).
Summer 1 Topic: Identity Revisit: Topic: Issues – Revisit:
Outcome design.
 Creating a  Drawing from  Selecting
meaningful observation.  Creating a most
photomontage.  Abstract mark personal appropriate
 Drawing from making. outcome. media
observation –  Selecting relevant to
nature. most intentions.
 Abstract mark appropriate
making. media
 Making an artist relevant to
inspiration page. intentions.
 Annotation artist
pages.
Key Media: Key Media:
 Photography.  Independent
 Photomontage. choice based
 Pencil colour. on chosen
 Craft knife. artist work.
Summer 2 Topic: Identity Revisit: Topic: Issues Revisit:
presenting a sustained
Portrait proportions Portrait proportions. project Presenting a sustained
Developing self- project for
portrait using images Presenting a sustained submission.
created earlier in project for Personal outcome –
project. submission. developing and taking
Creating a coherent your outcome to the
Key Media: project journey using next level.
Mixed media. annotation and
presentation style.
Personal outcome –
developing and taking
your outcome to the
next level.

Key Media:
Acrylic paint.
Stencil.
Masking tape.
Independent Choice.