Art and design at key stage 3

Time allocation

Each unit is designed to be taught in 10-15 hours. This time allocation is based on recommendations in the 1995 review of the curriculum and QCA's research on the range of times allocated by schools to art and design. The times are indicative only; they do not constitute a recommended time for art and design.

Coverage of the programme of study

The units cover the programme of study for key stage 3 art and design. However, the programme sets out a minimum entitlement for art and design, so schools are free to supplement the units and decide the depth of coverage. Teachers may need to adjust the units to suit pupils' needs and the time available.

The units suggest a range of approaches to teaching and learning, including opportunities for pupils to:

• respond to a range of starting points, including their ideas and experiences, natural and made objects and environments, and the work of artists, craftspeople or designers;
• apply their learning, either on their own or in collaboration with others;
• discuss and evaluate their own and others' work through whole-class, paired and small-group discussions;
• reflect on their own learning and adapt and develop their work.

Long-term plans

The scheme of work indicates how the units can be organised into a long-term plan. This is only one model. It is up to schools to decide whether they wish to use this model in full, or to customise individual units or combinations of units to suit their own circumstances.

The sequence of units in the scheme of work is based on the following three key ideas about planning work in art, craft and design.

• respond to a range of personal, social and environmental issues within the broad themes of themselves and their experiences, and natural and made objects and environments;
• work individually and collaboratively on two- and three-dimensional projects on different scales, using a range of materials and processes for practical work in art, craft and design;
• engage with art, craft and design in a variety of genres, styles and traditions from a range of historical, social and cultural contexts.

• visual and tactile elements of line, shape, pattern, texture, colour, tone, form and space;
• the materials and processes used by artists, craftspeople and designers;
• the role and function of art, craft and design in different times and cultures.

• their practical and technical skills;
• their ability to reflect on, adapt and improve their work, and make independent choices and decisions about its purpose and meaning;
• their ability to critically evaluate the work of artists, craftspeople and designers and to apply their learning in the context of their own ideas, methods and approaches.

The table below shows how the units cover the breadth of study expected over a key stage.

Starting Points
Self and experiences	7A Self-image, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 9A Life events, 9B Change your style, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Natural and made objects and materials	7A Self-image, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 8C Shared view, 9B Change your style, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Environments	7B What's in a building, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8C Shared view, 9A Life events, 9C Personal places, public spaces

Visual and tactile elements
Line	7A Self-image, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 9A Life events, 9B Change your style
Tone	7A Self-image, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 9A Life events
Colour	7A Self-image, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 8C Shared view, 9B Change your style
Pattern	7B What's in a building, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8C Shared view, 9B Change your style, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Texture	7A Self-image, 7B What's in a building, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8C Shared view, 9B Change your style, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Shape	7B What's in a building, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 8C Shared view, 9A Life events, 9B Change your style, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Form	7B What's in a building, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 8C Shared view, 9A Life events, 9B Change your style, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Space	7B What's in a building, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 8C Shared view, 9A Life events, 9C Personal places, public spaces

Materials and processes
Painting	7A Self-image, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art
Collage/mixed media	7A Self-image, 9A Life events
Print making	7C Recreating landscapes, 9A Life events
Digital media	7A Self-image, 8B Animating art, 9A Life events
Sculpture	7B What's in a building, 8C Shared view, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Textiles	7C Recreating landscapes, 9B Change your style

Artists, craftspeople and designers
Painters	7A Self-image, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 9A Life events, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Photographers	7A Self-image, 7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8B Animating art, 9A Life events
Illustrators	7A Self-image, 8B Animating art, 9A Life events
Sculptors	7A Self-image, 7B What's in a building, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8C Shared view, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Architects	7B What's in a building, 8C Shared view, 9C Personal places, public spaces
Designers	7C Recreating landscapes, 8B Animating art, 9A Life events, 9B Change your style
Craftspeople	7C Recreating landscapes, 8A Objects and viewpoints, 8C Shared view, 9B Change your style, 9C Personal places, public spaces