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03/10/24

We look forward to welcoming you to our Year 6 Open Evening tonight. The event will be from 16:30-19:00. The Principal's speeches will be at 17:00 and 18:00.

08/03/24

Happy International Women's Day! Special thanks to Ms Harris and Mrs Tyson for the kind staff gift this morning. pic.twitter.com/c0ZE5YUeFt

01/03/24

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29/02/24

Student briefings this week have been about kindness pic.twitter.com/xvVPQuY7FA

29/02/24

Year 11s have paused during their heavy mock season and taken time to show their gratitude to staff who are going above and beyond. pic.twitter.com/7e18Lc7rOp

07/12/23

REMINDER: It is Christmas jumper day tomorrow!

20/11/23

Some of our members of staff supporting children in need. pic.twitter.com/W8znHeDYbK

17/11/23

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16/11/23

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15/11/23

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15/11/23

Odd sock day at HARI This is a national event marking the start of Anti-Bullying week. This event celebrates our differences and what makes us unique! pic.twitter.com/4cBXiNZwXC

13/11/23

Lest we forgetOur Riverside cadets laid wreaths to commemorate all who lost their lives whilst fighting for freedom pic.twitter.com/2H25FH2UYE

06/11/23

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06/11/23

Year 11 mock season begins; good luck! pic.twitter.com/Q62XCPV5ww

10/10/23

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09/10/23

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02/10/23

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02/10/23

All set up and ready to go for an English Walking Talking Mock with some AQA Examiners today. pic.twitter.com/EwWN9F8Ncl

18/08/23

Congratulations to our Class of 2023 on their results. Further details here: https://t.co/Wozbfu9OK0

18/08/23

Congratulations to our Class of 2023 on their results. Further details here: https://t.co/Wozbfu9OK0

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    Art

    The key stage 3 ART curriculum aims to contribute to an ambitious high-quality education which;

    1. generates a passion for Art as a discipline and a body of knowledge and generates curiosity to know more about the past as a key to understanding the present, 
    2. supports the development of scholarship skills and outstanding habits of learning, 
    3. prepare students for the study of Art in later stages of education, 
    4. supports and makes students aware of relevant career paths 
    5. satisfies the specific requirements of the KS3 National Curriculum for Art 

    Substantive, first order and second order understanding

    Studying Art requires both substantive understanding as well as understanding first and second order understanding. Without these first and second order understandings the subject would become denuded of wider meaning and majesty. It ceases to be a great and epic story that flows through time and becomes a sterile and sanitised exam-ready product. These wider understandings are necessary for the student to generate the passion we want them to feel for this subject.

    1. Substantive knowledge refers to the ‘what’. What is the substance of Art; 2 dimensional, 3 dimensional, 4 dimensional (videography), soundscapes, colour, shape, composition, line, value, form, contrast, etc.
    2. First order understanding refers to the ‘why’. Who has done what in the past and why did they do it? Important artists and artworks, different styles, historical events that were of major influence to the artworld, artistic periods for example Romanticism, Cubism, Modernism etc.
    3. Second order understanding refers to the ‘how’. This refers to the tools needed to create Art in all it’s different dimensions; creative thinking, collaboration, analysis, focus, discipline