ART

Art scholarships may be awarded each year to suitable applicants for year 9 (13+) and year 12 (sixth-form) entry. Scholarships carry a fee subsidy of 5% or 10%. Once a scholarship has been awarded, it is retained to the end of the upper sixth subject to annual review.

Candidates are invited to attend an interview and will be asked to share their portfolio.

Art scholars will receive:

• Opportunities to develop their craft

• A scholarship mentor who will:

- Direct students to opportunities to extend and deepen their artistic interests and skills

- Encourage students to take part in and / or support artistic events

- Encourage students to lead artistic activities

- Advise on managing a balance between artistic interests and other studies and opportunities

- Share ideas and monitor and target ambitious progression

Art scholars are expected to:

• Study art GCSE and A level

• Lead by example through participating in artistic events such as exhibitions, talks and other cultural activities over the year as well as showing a willingness to offer help to the art department such as through the curation of exhibitions

• Demonstrate an interest and independence of thought beyond the classroom and school through wider engagement. This might include television programmes, magazine and news articles and visiting galleries.

Act as ambassadors for art by:

• Demonstrating intellectual confidence by supporting or delivering whole school assemblies

• Disseminating ideas and thoughts following their own wider engagement (as above)

• Encouraging others to engage with the subject

• Suggesting ideas that might improve the art department.