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Kyra captures the colours of nature

15th June 2017

My creative work of the week is by Kyra Higham in year 10 for her amazingly detailed butterfly painting. The colours Kyra has blended are stunning. This particular work has inspired a series…

Tue Mar 14

Artwork by Layla Wildsmith

14th March 2017

Mrs Ward’s creative work of the week goes to Layla Wildsmith in Year 9 and her beautiful painting of an Orchid, she has captured the details on the flower exceptionally well.…

Fri Mar 3

Experiments with Coloured Inks

3rd March 2017

Mrs Ward’s was very impressed with work created by Oliver Macdonald in Year 9. Oliver has been experimenting with coloured inks, using the work of Abby Diamond and Luis Seven Martins as his inspiration. He…

Tue Feb 28

Pancake Day

28th February 2017

Year 10 students have been ‘flipping’ amazing today during their food practical lesson. Pancakes were the obvious choice with some outstanding results.…

Tue Feb 28

Artwork by Leila Storch

28th February 2017

This fantastic artwork is by Leila Storch in Year 9 and is an experiment in watercolours and pen and ink as part of the ‘Colours in Nature’ project.…

Wed Jan 18

Year 8 Homework – 3D Insects

18th January 2017

Art teacher, Mrs Ward was overwhelmed by the standard of work submitted by her Year 8 students. They had been set a task over Christmas to create their own 3D insects using…

Fri Dec 16

Design and make your own superhero DVD

16th December 2016

KS3 Technology students have finalised their making outcomes for their Graphics projects ‘Design a packaged outcome for a pair of headphones’ and ‘Design and make your own superhero DVD’. The students have…

Fri Nov 18

Amber’s 3D homework

18th November 2016

This week Mrs Ward’s creative work of the week has been awarded to Amber Evans for her 3D insect homework. It was inspired by the work of Michelle Stilzlein who is an…

Mon Nov 7

A Sense of Place

7th November 2016

Year 11 students are working on a landscape project called ‘A Sense of Place’ for their GCSE art coursework. They have to research the work of other artists to inspire and develop…

Wed Oct 19

Re-start a Heart Day

19th October 2016

The Red Cross and North-West Ambulance Service sent four instructors into school on Tuesday to train every student in CPR. This training was part of a national programme called ‘Re-start a heart’,…