Art

The atmosphere within the Art Department is one of industry and activity with well motivated pupils creating inspiring artwork in a wide variety of media.

Alongside Art and Design the department also offers Textiles as a separate discipline from year 10 onwards. This has become an increasingly successful and important aspect of the department.

The department consistently achieves strong results and is rightly proud of the talents and commitment displayed by its pupils.

Art and Design is equipped with three main teaching areas. The large classroom is where the majority of the teaching takes place. Years 7 to 9 are taught in this area.

The two smaller classrooms are generally used for Sixth Form classes and often by GCSE pupils. We have a photographic darkroom that compliments and extends the digital photography work that takes place within the ICT Suite. The department is also equipped with a pottery kiln and a much used etching press for printmakers. Perhaps what characterises the Art department above everything else is the industrious atmosphere. Many of the sixth form pupils attend extra classes during free periods and a sense of pupil ownership is developed.

Extra curricular activities play an important role within the department. Recent and current activities include a short course in GCSE Photography, a hugely popular animation activity, Printmaking, Textiles and Pottery.

A career within the Arts

Many of our students progress onto the prestigious St Martin’s School of Art and Design, whose alumni include the likes of Stella McCartney, John Galliano and Jean Paul Gaultier. Architecture courses are also very popular with our pupils, with pupils successfully gaining places to study this discipline more or less every year.

Click here to view some of the Art students' work.

For further information please see the School Prospectus.

Latest News

OLYMPIC BRONZE TO RWS SWIMMER

Wednesday 25th August 2010 in General

Team GB swimmer Rachael Kelly (pictured), who is Sixth Form student at The Royal Wolverhampton School, won a bronze medal in the final of the women's 100m butterfly on Friday 20th August at the Singapore Sports School.

Rachael's time was 1.00.26 with the winner Liu Lan (china) on 59.67 and second Judit Ignacio (Spain) on 1.00.07.

Team GB swimmer Rachael Kelly reached the final of the women's 100m butterfly after successfully negotiating the heats and semi-final. Kelly qualified seventh fastest for the final and said: "I'm pleased to be in the final, but I would've liked to have secured a better lane. It's always hard from the outside lanes, but hopefully they won't see me coming".

The event is the 1st World Youth Olympics, and Rachael has been accompanied by The Royal Wolverhampton School's Head Coach Nathan Hilton in his capacity as one of the official Great Britain Swimming coaches .

Kelly got the evening of swimming action off to a flying start with bronze in the women's 100m butterfly final in a time of 1:00.26. Kelly said: "I had been saying all week that I was waiting for the 100m final so it feels amazing to get a medal. I haven't swum spectacularly well throughout the week, but I have been improving and so to have got a medal at the end of it feels fantastic."

DEGREE SUCCESSES

Monday 19th July 2010 in General

The School would like to congratulate the following former students on their recent acheivements:

Manson Lo - graduated from Durham University in Accounting and Finance

Mang Min Kim - graduated from Univeristy College London, MSci in Chemistry

We wish them every success in their future careers.

S M Bailey
Headmaster

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

Monday 19th July 2010 in General

The School would like to congratulate Edward Walsh on obtaining a LIMU Achiever's Scholarship from Liverpool John Moores University for the period of his study over the next 3 years.

Well done!

S M Baily
Heaadmaster

AGE GROUP SWIMMING NATIONALS

Monday 19th July 2010 in General

The following members of the Royal Wolverhampton School's Elite Swimming Squad will represent the School at the Age Group Nationals in July and August:

Alice Dearing
Natasha Holland
Alison Long
Laua Powell
Taylor Whitchurch
Penny Whittingham

We wish them every success in their events.

S M Bailey
Headmaster

EUROPEAN JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Monday 19th July 2010 in General

The School would like to congratulate Rachael Kelly, Year 12, who won a Gold Medal in the 100m butterfly event at the European Junior Championships in Helskini last week, a Silver Medal in the 200m butterfly and a Silver Medal in the 100m Medley Relay.

The Royal Wolverhampton School's Elite Swimming Coach, Nathan Hilton, was also selected to help coach the Great Britain International Junior Squad at this event.

Congratulations to them both.

S M Bailey
Headmaster