Westcliff High School for Boys Academy ยท Westcliff-on-Sea, East of England
The Art & Design
Department at Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) has been a strong
Department for a number of years. It has produced outstanding results
consistently in GCSE and Advanced Level Art & Design (Fine Art). We have a passionate and committed team that
enjoys teaching a broad and dynamic curriculum. Each teacher adapts their
schemes of work to suit their strengths, while covering an agreed set of foundational
knowledge that each year group needs to progress. The department works together
closely, and responsibilities and creative skills are frequently shared.
The Department encourages our students to be independent and
intellectually curious from Year 7 to the Upper Sixth. We set regular
competitions and enrichment opportunities and the students are free to work on
personal creative projects outside of the curriculum. The Department is open on
selected lunchtimes for students to work on projects and has an annual Art
& Design Exhibition. The WHSB Art department offers talks, trips and visits
to enrich our students learning, including a recent overseas Art trip to
Madrid.