Year 9

Year 9 are producing such exciting , experimental photographs. This week we were inspired by the photographer ‘Emily Blincoe’ and her Flat lay photos. Year 9 set up Flat lay compositions thinking about colour, texture and layout.

The previous week, Year 9 took very impressive product photos creating mood and creative aesthetics.

We are so impressed by you you all Year 9 ⭐️.

Mrs Page and the Art Department

Year 7

Year 7 have shown amazing enthusiasm and talent designing their bookmarks. They have taken part in a series of lunchtime workshops on watercolour and fine liner techniques.

It has been such a pleasure working with the polite and highly motivated students. Many of the Year 7 are excited about giving their beautiful bookmarks for presents and using them during form reading sessions.

We had a fantastic amount of interest in our Year 7 Art club this term. So to be fair to all students, we have decided to swap the group after half term. The date to sign up shall be announced in Art lessons.

Mrs Page and The Art Department

120 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® TITLE FOR LARGEST POSTAGE STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION

The Art department would like to say a huge THANKYOU to all students that entered the Heroes Stamp Design Competition.

They have just received notification from the Royal mail:

We are delighted to announce details of the 120 children who have made it to the regional finalist stage of the competition. An incredible 606,049 entries were received from children across the UK, with an amazing 7,479 schools taking part.

Congratulations to all the children at your school who entered, as their designs contributed towards a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest postage stamp design competition!

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “It is of great credit to the children of this country that in world record breaking numbers they picked up their paintbrushes, pens and paints and paid artistic tribute to the heroes of our coronavirus response. Their brilliant efforts represent the collective gratitude of the nation to everyone who went above and beyond during the pandemic. Congratulations to all those who have made it to the next round and thank you to everyone who has taken part.”

Simon Thompson, Royal Mail CEO, said: “We would like to thank all of the 606,049 children who submitted such brilliant designs to the competition. We have been humbled by the sheer volume of entries. And to have achieved a Guinness World Records title in the process shows how much the UK’s children value those heroes who have kept the nation moving during such a difficult period. To the 120 Regional Finalists – Well Done! We are really looking forward to seeing the winning eight designs!”

To arrive at the 120 regional finalists, a network of judges, consisting of current and retired art teachers, evaluated each of the 606,049 entries. Over a three-month period, the best entries from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the nine regions of England were chosen from each age group. You can see these final 120 entries on the competition website.

From these 120 regional finalists, a special panel of judges will now determine the winning 24 regional designs and these will be announced in November.

From these 24 entries, eight winning images will be chosen as official Royal Mail stamps. They will then appear on millions of items of mail across the UK when they are issued in the Spring of 2022.

Please note, all entries apart from the 120 regional finalists, have now been securely shredded and recycled.

Thank you once again for taking part and congratulations on being part of a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™