Art - Spring Term 2 - Year 7-11 Portraiture and GCSE Projects

Sep 5, 2026

Art curriculum plan for Spring Term 2, organizing project topics by year group from Year 7 to Year 11. It outlines portraiture-focused learning through mixed-media collage responses and 3D sculpture using recycled materials, linking key themes into cohesive 3D outcomes and referencing artist resources. Later years extend into GCSE Art, Craft & Design with a timed “Natural Forms” project and an 11-focused major project, supported by exam board links and supplementary learning resources.

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Year 7

Portraiture and mixed media / 3D sculpture

Year 8

Portraiture and mixed media / 3D sculpture

Year 9

Portraiture and mixed media / 3D sculpture

Year 10

Natural Forms project and GCSE Art support

Year 11

Major project “Manchester” and GCSE Art support

Subject: Art | Year group | Topic and resources | | --- | --- | | Year 7 | Portraiture
Introduction to the project of portraiture. Working on mixed media collage responses looking at the inspiration of the artist Hannah Hock
3d sculpture work inspired by the theme of using recycled materials and combining portraiture. Linking these themes to create a 3d response.
[https://www.moma.org/artists/2675](https://www.moma.org/artists/2675)
[https://www.graysonsartclub.com/](https://www.graysonsartclub.com/) | | Year 8 | Portraiture
Introduction to the project of portraiture. Working on mixed media collage responses looking at the inspiration of the artist Annegret Soltau.
3d sculpture work inspired by the theme of using recycled materials and combining portraiture. Linking these themes to create a 3d response.
[https://www.annegret-soltau.de/](https://www.annegret-soltau.de/)
[https://www.graysonsartclub.com/](https://www.graysonsartclub.com/) | | Year 9 | Portraiture
Introduction to the project of portraiture. Working on mixed media collage responses looking at the inspiration of the artist Mariam Kutidze.
3d sculpture work inspired by the theme of using recycled materials and combining portraiture. Linking these themes to create a 3d response. | | | [https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/interview/mariam-kutidze-the-plastic-wrap-effect](https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/interview/mariam-kutidze-the-plastic-wrap-effect)
[https://www.graysonsartclub.com/](https://www.graysonsartclub.com/) | | --- | --- | | Year group | Topic and resources | Exam resources (exam board links, mark schemes, model answers, past papers) | | --- | --- | --- | | Year 10 | ‘Natural Forms’ -project until the Summer Term.
AQA GCSE Art, Craft & Design, including Fine Art, Graphics & Textiles.
GCSE Art and Design-BBC Bitesize | GCSE Art and Design-BBC Bitesize | | Year 11 | Major project- ‘Manchester’.
AQA GCSE Art, Craft & Design.
GCSE Art and Design-BBC Bitesize
Local Artist and ex-student video support via his YouTube channel.
Tom Quigley art-YouTube | GCSE Art and Design-BBC Bitesize |

FAQs

What does the Year 7 art project focus on?

Year 7 studies portraiture through mixed-media collage responses and 3D sculpture. The 3D work is inspired by combining portraiture with recycled materials, aiming to link themes into one 3D response.

Which themes and methods are repeated across Years 7–9?

Years 7–9 all focus on portraiture using mixed media collage and 3D sculpture. Each year connects portraiture to a recycled-material or transformation theme to produce a linked 3D outcome.

What projects are assigned in Years 10 and 11?

Year 10 runs a “Natural Forms” project until the Summer Term, aligned to AQA GCSE Art, Craft & Design. Year 11 completes a major project titled “Manchester,” also aligned to AQA GCSE Art, Craft & Design.

Sep 5, 2026

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