“The Arts are the primary way in which children understand the world. The Arts feed and breed thinkers”
Paula Rago

“Art is life”

Jacqui Rutter
Director of Art and Design

All our courses are high energy course that demands commitment and enthusiasm; we also have a lot of fun. The ideology behind the department is that Art teaches the students life and transferable skills, problem solving, tolerance of ambiguity and discipline through looking. In all courses we achieve 49% more A grades than the National average.