London trip helps with exam preparation

Year 11 Art and Photography GCSE students had an opportunity to visit the Tate Modern to see the Cezanne exhibition and the permanent collection or the Photographers’ Gallery to see the collection there

The art students visited the Tate collections, while the photography students visited the Gallery

The photographers mixed their exhibitions with a ‘shoot’ in the area around Oxford Street

They were able to collect lots of primary source material for their exam project from the photoshoot

Art students combined visiting and seeing the art works in situ at the Tate with information-gathering for their chosen exam theme

They documented the trip and their chosen artists in their sketchbooks and also had time to sketch ideas inspired by the trip

All of the attending students really benefited from the trip, and it really helped them to start their exam project with this great experience

SKETCHING: Students jot down ideas inspired by the trip.

Those students unable to attend were tasked to complete a double-page spread of a virtual museum of their choice and complete sketches and research for their exam project during their lessons and for homework

After the long break from this sort of visit due to the pandemic, it was great for staff and students to get out and about again