Marc Smith
Visual Art Teacher
IGCSE Art & Design
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Helped students achieve up to 65% A -A Star in my last two schools.
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Top IGCSE in Hong Kong.
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2 students achieved 100%
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1 student shortlisted for the Sovereign Asia Art Prize Student Award
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Differentiated activities to achieve 100% A-C
This shows a weak student that arrived in year 11. On the left is her starting point in September and on the right is her final exam piece in April. She has risen from an E to a possible C or B. Most importantly, she is proud of her work.
This shows the work of a weak student that arrived in year 11. She has risen from an E to a possible C or B. Most importantly, she is proud of her work.
Students learn by working in small groups and pairs.
Process portfolios:
Why do my students get such great results? I think that it is because my students are working together. If you have a look at these portfolios of IGCSE development work you'll see the same faces popping up in each others work! They share ideas and help each other solve creative problems. I tell them that this is what to expect from an adult workplace. The only time you're on your own is in an exam, the rest of lifes challenges can be solved with collaboration.
My students' work explores the world they live in. Here you'll see evidence of visiting artwork in local art galleries, photos of Beijing streets, local customs such as the year of the goat and art analysis that shows an appreciation of art in a global context.