Cranford Review 2021

# ART
Art & Design
March 2020
saw the start
of the first
national lockdown for the students however the
Art Department had already prepared for this. Art
equipment packs had been ordered so that students
were able to have resources at home and they
could continue to do practical work whilst online
at home during the first lockdown. In addition to
this school staff delivered sketchbooks and some
additional equipment that individual students had
requested that assisted with personalised learning
and ensured that students continued to produce
creative and individualised work.
The Art department were innovative and tried
different delivery methods to see what worked
well for students including using Google Docs to
upload evidence of sketchbook pages and utilising
Teams for lessons and sharing of ideas. There were
structured learning activities for GCSE students
which linked to the equipment they had been given
and individualised written feedback helped them
to further refine work. This worked in line with
the curriculum plan as students were developing
the skills they were being taught. A Level students
were also able to continue working on their own
portfolio project. This worked well, students were
making very good progress and were also able to
continue with creative exploration in their work.
Students at this uncertain time were very engaged
and receptive to online learning although they did
miss having the time and space to work in the art
room which they referred to as ‘home’.
On return to school in September 2020, teaching
Art to GCSE & A Level was challenging as social
distancing rules in Autumn prevented sharing
of resources and avoiding cross contact across
bubbles. The curriculum plan was adapted to take
into consideration health and safety however,
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