Art Homework Policy

• The students are required to spend a minimum of one hour per fortnight working on a detailed, realistic copy of a selected piece of artwork. 
• Every homework task requires students to copy a picture that will be provided.
• The students will improve their observational skills & hand & eye coordination.
• The students will practise new skills & techniques that they have learnt in their lessons.
• The students will be able to select the image they wish to copy from, from a selection of different examples. These will vary in difficulty. 
• Students are also given the option to choose their own image to copy based on the set theme.
• Once a month, the students will be given the opportunity to do a ‘free drawing’, where they can select what they will draw. 

• Homework will be set once a fortnight. 

Year 10 & 11: Art Tasks

• Below is a summary of the different tasks that the students will be expected to complete as part of their GCSE course, these tasks will be set at the appropriate time throughout their course.:
  • Transcriptions of artists work
  • Research, analysis & annotation of an artist’s work
  • Photography
  • Design ideas for potential artwork
  • Completing case studies on different artists
  • Presenting work in a creative fashion in their portfolios 
  • Working on improvements to previous work within their portfolios 

Year 10 & 11: Photography Tasks

• Below is a summary of the different tasks that the students will be expected to complete as part of their GCSE course, these tasks will be set at the appropriate time throughout their course. 
  • Going out to different locations to do a photoshoot
  • Setting up objects with dramatic lighting for a photoshoot
  • Transcriptions of photographers work
  • Research, analysis & annotation of photographers work
  • Case studies on photographers
  • Presenting work in a creative fashion in their portfolios 
  • Working on improvements to previous work within their portfolios 

• Homework will be set every week by the class teacher. 
• Students are required to spend a minimum of two hours each week completing homework that supports their learning process. 
• All homework tasks are part of their ‘portfolio of work’ which is 60% of their overall GCSE grade.

Year 12 & 13 : Art Tasks

• Below is a summary of the different tasks that the students will be expected to complete as part of their GCSE course, these tasks will be set at the appropriate time throughout their course. 
  • Transcriptions of artists work
  • Research, analysis & annotation of an artist’s work
  • Photography
  • Design ideas for potential artwork
  • Completing case studies on different artists
  • Presenting work in a creative fashion in their portfolios 
  • Working on improvements to previous work within their portfolios 

Year 12 & 13: Photography Tasks

• Below is a summary of the different tasks that the students will be expected to complete as part of their GCSE course, these tasks will be set at the appropriate time throughout their course. 
  • Going out to different locations to do a photoshoot
  • Setting up objects with dramatic lighting for a photoshoot
  • Transcriptions of photographers work
  • Research, analysis & annotation of photographers work
  • Case studies on photographers
  • Presenting work in a creative fashion in their portfolios 
  • Working on improvements to previous work within their portfolios.

• Homework will be set every week.
• Students are required to spend a minimum of two hours per week on homework, working towards achieving their target grade. 
• All homework tasks are part of their ‘portfolio of work’ which is 60% of their overall grade.