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Art & Design

Please note:
This subject is offered in mixed classes jointly with Ermysted’s Grammar School.  
Specification AQA A Level Art and Design
Contact Mrs B Scott (Curriculum Leader: Art)
Entry Requirements

Grade 6 in Art & Design or Photography or equivalent.
The structure of our course includes a large element of Photography and as a consequence, this course could be of interest to those students who studied GCSE Photography.

Is this course for me?

You really enjoyed Art at GCSE (or Photography). You are enthusiastic and passionate about all aspects of Art & Design you have a creative and imaginative mind and love exploring a wide range of media, techniques and processes. You may envisage your future working in the creative, media, design, engineering or architecture based industries.

Opportunities

You may find yourself working within fine art, photography, fashion design, textile design, printmaking, ceramics, graphic design, product design, surface pattern (soft furnishings, furniture design, interior design, architecture, design engineering, advertising, broadcasting, film and television design, film making, theatre design, costume design, illustration, animation, web design, gaming design, teaching, curating and many more fields within the creative industries.

Lucia whitfield a level art

Qualification Structure

Year 12 Term One

Portfolio: “Environment” - A project comprising of experimental workshops and developing confidence and your skills base. This will include experiments with: drawing, painting, printing and Photography.

Year 12 Term Two

Component 1: Personal Investigation - The investigation must show clear development from initial intentions to the final outcome or outcomes. This personal investigation is supported by written work of between 1500 – 3000 words. 

Component 1 is 60% of your A Level.

Year 13 Term One

Component 1: Continue with Personal Investigation

Year 13 Term Two & Three

Component 2: Externally Set Assignment - This is set by AQA, internally assessed and externally moderated by AQA. There is a 15 hour period of supervised time in which you will produce a final piece under exam conditions. 

Component 2 is 40% of your A Level.

I like the freedom we have to explore our ideas, to express our individuality and experiment with a wide variety of media - painting, drawing sculpture photography, textiles and printing.