A Level of Art & Design can help students develop an extensive variety of both creative and technical skills. A strong artistic background can cultivate lots of different transferable skills including creativity, problem-solving, organization, time management, and contextual interpretation. Students will learn communication skills, in particular how to express concepts and feelings, an ability to appreciate the visual world, and to respond to it in a personal and creative way. Students will develop a working knowledge of materials, practices, and technology in one or more of the disciplines within art. They will develop the skills to interpret and convey ideas, thoughts, and feelings using art, craft, and design. Students will develop imaginative, experimental, and creative powers as well as critical and analytical documenting skills. Students will interpret the work of other artists/designers/craftspeople/cultures developing their analytical and evaluative skills and using them to reflect upon their work and development. They will develop their use of specialist vocabulary and their knowledge and understanding of the place of art, craft, and design in history and contemporary society. Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences, employing a range of media, processes, and techniques. This will involve skills workshops that provide students with the opportunity to explore and experiment with different techniques and media. Students will explore the role of arts and culture in the creative industries and the education and career pathways available to them. Students will develop a portfolio of work by building upon the knowledge, understanding, and skills gained with greater depth of study. An extended written element will complement this project in which students choose an idea to investigate, analyze, and respond to. Students will complete an externally set assignment, creating a portfolio of supporting studies/preparatory work based upon one of the externally set stimuli. Responses take the form of integrated practical and critical preparatory work which informs and relates to a 15-hour period of sustained focus in which the student brings their work to a conclusion under supervised conditions.
Minimum of 5 x 9 - 4 at GCSE and average grade of Grade 4 or above across all subjects. GCSE grade 5 or above in Art.
Summative Assessment • Three summative assessment points per year – 1 per term. • Each summative assessment will be standardized across the subject. • Summative assessments will be moderated within and across departments. • Summative assessment will test students’ progress through the curriculum and identify any knowledge gaps.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Liverpool |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Speke Road, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 7TN |
A Level of Art & Design can help students develop an extensive variety of both creative and technical skills. A strong artistic background can cultivate lots of different transferable skills including creativity, problem-solving, organization, time management, and contextual interpretation. Students will learn communication skills, in particular how to express concepts and feelings, an ability to appreciate the visual world, and to respond to it in a personal and creative way. Students will develop a working knowledge of materials, practices, and technology in one or more of the disciplines within art. They will develop the skills to interpret and convey ideas, thoughts, and feelings using art, craft, and design. Students will develop imaginative, experimental, and creative powers as well as critical and analytical documenting skills. Students will interpret the work of other artists/designers/craftspeople/cultures developing their analytical and evaluative skills and using them to reflect upon their work and development. They will develop their use of specialist vocabulary and their knowledge and understanding of the place of art, craft, and design in history and contemporary society. Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences, employing a range of media, processes, and techniques. This will involve skills workshops that provide students with the opportunity to explore and experiment with different techniques and media. Students will explore the role of arts and culture in the creative industries and the education and career pathways available to them. Students will develop a portfolio of work by building upon the knowledge, understanding, and skills gained with greater depth of study. An extended written element will complement this project in which students choose an idea to investigate, analyze, and respond to. Students will complete an externally set assignment, creating a portfolio of supporting studies/preparatory work based upon one of the externally set stimuli. Responses take the form of integrated practical and critical preparatory work which informs and relates to a 15-hour period of sustained focus in which the student brings their work to a conclusion under supervised conditions.
Minimum of 5 x 9 - 4 at GCSE and average grade of Grade 4 or above across all subjects. GCSE grade 5 or above in Art.
Summative Assessment • Three summative assessment points per year – 1 per term. • Each summative assessment will be standardized across the subject. • Summative assessments will be moderated within and across departments. • Summative assessment will test students’ progress through the curriculum and identify any knowledge gaps.