The focus of this A Level course is to extend and develop your skills learned at GCSE. The course encourages you to develop your creativity by responding to a range of stimuli. Independent work is essential, however, in the first year, you will be taught a range of skills and techniques in workshop-style sessions. You will be studying the Fine Art endorsement which requires you to use a range of both 2-D and 3-D media and techniques. Drawing, painting, printing, and sculpture will be a focus, but you will also have the opportunity to explore photographic mediums (both digital and dark room-based) and installation design and methods. As the course progresses you will begin to develop specialist skills, thus finding processes that suit your intentions.
GCSE Art Grade A
Personal Investigation - A portfolio of practical work showing your response to a starting point, brief, scenario, or stimulus. This starting point will be devised by you in conversation with your teacher. - A related written study that explores the context within which the portfolio exists. This will involve researching the work of other practitioners and looking at artistic genres and art historical movements. 60% of A Level. Externally set task - You will begin preparation for this in early February of Year 13. You will need to select a theme from the ones provided by the examination board. You will be given a preparatory period to research, plan, and explore your ideas. Through this process, you will produce a body of work that will culminate in a 15-hour examination where you will independently realize your response. 40% of A Level.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Staffordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Upper St John Street, Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
The focus of this A Level course is to extend and develop your skills learned at GCSE. The course encourages you to develop your creativity by responding to a range of stimuli. Independent work is essential, however, in the first year, you will be taught a range of skills and techniques in workshop-style sessions. You will be studying the Fine Art endorsement which requires you to use a range of both 2-D and 3-D media and techniques. Drawing, painting, printing, and sculpture will be a focus, but you will also have the opportunity to explore photographic mediums (both digital and dark room-based) and installation design and methods. As the course progresses you will begin to develop specialist skills, thus finding processes that suit your intentions.
GCSE Art Grade A
Personal Investigation - A portfolio of practical work showing your response to a starting point, brief, scenario, or stimulus. This starting point will be devised by you in conversation with your teacher. - A related written study that explores the context within which the portfolio exists. This will involve researching the work of other practitioners and looking at artistic genres and art historical movements. 60% of A Level. Externally set task - You will begin preparation for this in early February of Year 13. You will need to select a theme from the ones provided by the examination board. You will be given a preparatory period to research, plan, and explore your ideas. Through this process, you will produce a body of work that will culminate in a 15-hour examination where you will independently realize your response. 40% of A Level.