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Exam Board: AQA
Pupils will produce practical and contextual work in one or more areas including drawing and painting, mixed media, sculpture and print making. Pupils will experiment and investigate a broad range of processes and techniques to produce a portfolio of artwork. A range of contemporary artists are studied alongside project work. Opportunities to work with visiting artists and attend exhibitions are experienced during the course.
Assessment:
60% Component 1: Portfolio
40% Component 2: Externally Set Assignment
Exam Board: AQA
Course Overview
Pupils will produce practical and contextual work in one or more areas including studio photography, portraiture, experimental imagery and location photography. Pupils will experiment and investigate of a broad range of processes and techniques to produce a portfolio of artwork. A range of contemporary photographers are studied alongside project work. Opportunities to work with visiting artists and attend exhibitions are experienced during the course.
Assessment:
60% Component 1: Portfolio
40% Component 2: Externally Set Assignment
In order to be accepted onto the GCE Advanced Art courses, pupils must have completed at least one of the courses available at GCSE level.
Exam Board: AQA
Students produce practical contextual work in one of more areas of study for example drawing and painting, mixed media including collage and assemblage, sculpture, installation, printmaking and photography.
Assessment:
60% Component 1: Portfolio
40% Component 2: Externally Set Assignment
Exam Board: AQA
Course Overview
Students produce practical and contextual work in one or more areas of study for example art textiles, constructed textiles, printed and dyed textiles, surface pattern, stitched and embellished textiles and fashion design and illustration.
Assessment:
60% Component
1: Portfolio
40% Component
2: Externally Set Assignment
Pupils will have two carousel 7/8 week slots to study Art and Textiles during the Academic year.
Art and Design - Drawing, painting and collage
Textiles - Stitched and embellished textiles, applique
Pupils spend one half of the year studying textiles and rotate the second half to Art and Design.
Art and Design - Sculpture, portraiture, drawing and painting
Textiles - Printed and dyed textiles, stitched textiles
Terms 1-6 - GCSE Fine Art - Component 1: Portfolio
Pupils follow an art foundation course to explore a range of processes and techniques.
Terms 1-3 - GCSE Fine Art - Component 1: Portfolio - personal project 1
Terms 4-6 - GCSE Fine Art - Component 1: Portfolio - personal project 2
Terms 1-2 - GCSE Fine Art - Component 1: Portfolio - personal project 3
Terms 3-4- GCSE Fine Art - Component 2: Externally Set Assignment
Content - Personal investigation, externally set assignment.
Content - Personal investigation, externally set assignment.
Sketching, drawing, taking photographs, practise experimenting with media, visit galleries and find out about artists that interest you.
Tuesday - Art and Textiles Club
Thursday - yr10 Art and Photography
Friday - Yr11 Art and Photography