DIGITAL AND CREATIVE STUDIES
OUR CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM VISION
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CURRICULUM INTENT
KS4 INTENT
Art and Design
The GCSE Art and Design curriculum covers 3 projects across 2 years. Students will be introduced to 2 ‘Coursework’ projects in Year 10 led by specialist staff and a final ‘Examination’ project in year 11, where students have the chance to demonstrate all the creative knowledge and skills acquired across their creative Academy journey.
Students work towards 4 main creative ‘Assessment Objectives’ focusing on project research, artist samples, Ideas development, and a final outcome each worth 25% of their final grade.
Coursework projects are worth 60% of the final GCSE grade.
Photography
The GCSE Photography curriculum covers 3 projects across 2 years, which are very similar in style and assessment to the GCSE Art and Design course except that all experiments are carried out digitally or lens-based. Students will be introduced to 2 ‘Coursework’ projects in year 10 led by specialist staff and to a final ‘Examination’ project in year 11, which will be an externally set topic, where students have the chance to digitally explore new creative skills.
Students work towards 4 main creative ‘Assessment Objectives’ focusing on project research, artist samples, Ideas development, and a final outcome each worth 25% of their final grade.
Coursework projects are worth 60% of the final GCSE grade.
iMedia
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BTEC Media
The Level 2 BTEC Tech Award in Creative Media Production curriculum covers 2 internally assessed components completed across 2 years and an externally assessed component that students will complete in Y11. The course develops students’ ability to analyse different media products and put their understanding into practice by creating their own whilst developing a range of technical media production skills.
Internally Assessed Components 1 & 2 are worth 60% of the final grade.
Externally Assessed Component 3 is worth 40% of the final grade.
Music
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Computer Science
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ICT
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TERMLY INTENT
Details of the termly intent of each term, for each of our year goups, is available in the drop-down options below.
Year 7:
Art and Design
Music
Computer Science
Year 8:
Art and Design
Music
Computer Science
Year 9:
Art and Design
Music
Computer Science
Year 10:
Art and Design
Photography
iMedia
Year 11:
Art and Design
Photography
BTEC Media
ICT
KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS
Our Knowledge Organisers are 'learning mats' that have been designed to contain all of the key learning for that subject's topic. Our students will use these within their lessons but are also encouraged to use them to support their own learning, homework, and for revision.
Our Digital and Creative Arts KOs are available below; separated into year group/key stage.