Art and Design A Level

Introduction

This course encourages students to develop:

Intellectual, imaginative, creative and intuitive powers
Investigative, analytical, experimental, practical, technical and expressive skills, aesthetic understanding and judgement
An understanding of the relationships between art and artists and an awareness of the contexts in which they operate
Knowledge and understanding of art, craft and design in contemporary societies, and in other times and cultures.

Assessment Criteria

Students will be assessed to these criteria.

Develop

Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

Explore

Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

Record

Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

Present

Present a meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.

Course Content

Personal Investigation

A body of work produced in response to a theme chosen by the Art Department.

5 Terms
60% of Final Grade

Externally Set Assignment

A body of work showing development of ideas, based on a student’s chosen starting point, from a given theme.

Approximately 8 weeks of preparation time followed by a 15 hour exam, over 3 days.
40% of Final Grade

Looking Further Ahead

Art can open the door to careers in Graphic Design and Communication, Advertising, Furniture Design, Jewellery Making, Photography, Architecture, Interior Design, Textile Design, Fashion Design, Surface Pattern Design, Web and Game Design and many more.

Art A level pupils have gone on to study Fashion, Architecture, Fine Art, Photography and Graphic Design. Recent destinations have included Bristol University, UAL Chelsea, Central St Martins and Nottingham Trent University.

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