For all students who are passionate about developing their knowledge and skills within Art & Design, with a specific focus on Graphic Communication. Students will produce practical and critical/ contextual work in one or more areas including Illustration, Advertising, Packaging Design, Design for Print, Communication Graphics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Animation, Web Design, Film, Television and/or Video. Students will complete: • Personal Investigation • External Set Task
Minimum Grade 4 GCSE in Art & Design or Graphics.
Personal Investigation This a practical unit with written elements in which candidates are expected to develop a personal investigation based on an idea, issue, concept or theme leading to a finished piece of work. The quality of written communication is an important aspect of this unit as each student is required to produce a minimum of a 1000-word response. External Set Task Students will receive an exam paper which will consist of a choice of five questions to be used as starting points. Students are required to produce a range of work in response to their chosen question. Towards the end of the examination period candidates will complete 15 hours of unaided and supervised time in order to produce a final response to their question.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Wolverhampton |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE |
For all students who are passionate about developing their knowledge and skills within Art & Design, with a specific focus on Graphic Communication. Students will produce practical and critical/ contextual work in one or more areas including Illustration, Advertising, Packaging Design, Design for Print, Communication Graphics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Animation, Web Design, Film, Television and/or Video. Students will complete: • Personal Investigation • External Set Task
Minimum Grade 4 GCSE in Art & Design or Graphics.
Personal Investigation This a practical unit with written elements in which candidates are expected to develop a personal investigation based on an idea, issue, concept or theme leading to a finished piece of work. The quality of written communication is an important aspect of this unit as each student is required to produce a minimum of a 1000-word response. External Set Task Students will receive an exam paper which will consist of a choice of five questions to be used as starting points. Students are required to produce a range of work in response to their chosen question. Towards the end of the examination period candidates will complete 15 hours of unaided and supervised time in order to produce a final response to their question.