Art
Art & Design is a thriving department which has increasing numbers at both KS4 and KS5. The department is a forward thinking one which embraces positive change and is committed to continual professional development in order to raise standards. As a language college, internationalism is very much at the heart of all learning and teaching.
Accommodation and resources
There are three well resourced rooms within the department. Two of the rooms are designated Art & Design rooms primarily used for traditional art practices, including drawing, painting, printmaking and ceramics. Both rooms have a store room within, one of which houses the ceramics kiln. The rooms are spacious, well lit and open out onto the school grounds. The third room is a specialist digital art and photography space which also has a store room within and a traditional photographic darkroom. Other resources include: 5 digital SLR cameras, 10 digital compact cameras, 16 apple mac laptop computers, inkjet and laser jet printers, studio backdrops and studio lighting equipment. All rooms are equipped with a desktop computer, data projector and interactive white board.
Mr R Corker
Subject Director for Art
Why art?
I have always been interested in making and looking at art. Of course, there are lots of other things I am interested in, but art has always tied those things together. Art allows you to express your thoughts and feelings in a very direct way, it provides you with a voice to tell the world what you are thinking.
In a way, we all want our voice to be heard and young people are no different. I feel that providing students with the opportunity to do this through art is very important to their development, and has a positive impact on their lives. As an art teacher, I enjoy helping and supporting young people to explore, understand, create and reflect on their own art work in a creative environment.
Mr Corker
Subject Director for Art
"Art allows you to express your thoughts and feelings in a very direct way, it provides you with a voice to tell the world what you are thinking."
