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  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future

Art

Key Stage 3

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Students build on their experiences at key stage 2 by working in a range of media. Inspiration comes from the work of artists and designers,the immediate environment and a range of texts including Ted Hughes' poems and the writings of William Blake.Students look at work from the canon and work by less celebrated folk artists and illustrators. Pupils look to the natural world and the man made environment for their inspiration and keep a sketchbook to record ideas and experiences and to produce observational sketches.

Presented herel is a variety of work from year 7, 8 and 9 and some of the exemplar material produced in demonstrations by staff.

  • Fish
    "Fish" by Year 7
  • Drawing
    Year 7 Drawing
  • Painting
    Year 9 Paintings
  • Beads
    Beads by Year 7
  • Gargoyle
    Gargoyle by Year 7
  • Demonstration
    Demonstration Images

Key Stage 4

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Students opting for Art at KS4 have a choice of studying GCSE Art or following the creative and media diploma. Students produce ambitious projects which draw on a wealth of inspiration from Surrealist landscapes and the febrile jungle scenes of Rousseau to characters encountered by Alice in Wonderland and the dolls and mannequins painted by de Chirico and animated by the stop motion film-makers “ The Brothers Quay”.

Collected here are some recent pieces by students and once again exemplar material produced by staff.

KS4 Surrealist Scenes – inspired by Dali and de Chirico

  • Surrealist Scenes
    Surrealist Scenes

Extra-Curricular Activities

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  • Art Exhibition
    Art Exhibition 2008
  • Gifted and Talented
    Gifted and Talented Classes
  • Portrait
    Portrait Workshop
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