Why study art? It’s an exciting, varied and creative course where you can decide your own outcomes. It develops your ability to think creatively, imaginatively and to make connections as well as building strong artistic skills in a range of media. What will you study? Year 12 You will begin the year with workshops in a range of media including print making, drawing, painting and sketch booking. These will give you the skills you need and help you to make a start on your coursework portfolio. You will then work increasingly independently with guidance and support from your teacher on your own self-negotiated project, exploring ideas and materials. Year 13 You will continue with your coursework portfolio bringing it to a conclusion with a final piece at the end of January. Then you will choose from a series of exam board released titles for your externally set task and begin to produce another project / portfolio on one of these themes. You will work on this until the middle of May when you have a 15-hour controlled period to bring your work to a conclusion.
Entry requirements: APS of 3.7+. GCSE art at a 6 or above Skills and attributes: Independence, imagination and resilience.
Throughout the two years there will be termly assessments of the progress of your portfolio. You are assessed on your portfolio (60%) at the end of January in Year 13 and then begin an externally set task (40%) where you chose from 5 exam board set titles and produce a further project on one of these themes. It concludes with a 15-hour controlled assessment during May of Year 13. There are 4 main assessment criteria, the same as at GCSE. AO1 Developing ideas by exploring the work of artist. AO2 Experimenting with media and concepts. AO3 Recording ideas relevant to your project through drawing, painting and photography. AO4 Bringing your project and ideas to a conclusion.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Queensway, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Why study art? It’s an exciting, varied and creative course where you can decide your own outcomes. It develops your ability to think creatively, imaginatively and to make connections as well as building strong artistic skills in a range of media. What will you study? Year 12 You will begin the year with workshops in a range of media including print making, drawing, painting and sketch booking. These will give you the skills you need and help you to make a start on your coursework portfolio. You will then work increasingly independently with guidance and support from your teacher on your own self-negotiated project, exploring ideas and materials. Year 13 You will continue with your coursework portfolio bringing it to a conclusion with a final piece at the end of January. Then you will choose from a series of exam board released titles for your externally set task and begin to produce another project / portfolio on one of these themes. You will work on this until the middle of May when you have a 15-hour controlled period to bring your work to a conclusion.
Entry requirements: APS of 3.7+. GCSE art at a 6 or above Skills and attributes: Independence, imagination and resilience.
Throughout the two years there will be termly assessments of the progress of your portfolio. You are assessed on your portfolio (60%) at the end of January in Year 13 and then begin an externally set task (40%) where you chose from 5 exam board set titles and produce a further project on one of these themes. It concludes with a 15-hour controlled assessment during May of Year 13. There are 4 main assessment criteria, the same as at GCSE. AO1 Developing ideas by exploring the work of artist. AO2 Experimenting with media and concepts. AO3 Recording ideas relevant to your project through drawing, painting and photography. AO4 Bringing your project and ideas to a conclusion.