Art and Design (Photography)
Quarrydale Academy - Nottinghamshire
01623554178
Stoneyford Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU
Course summary

A level Art allows you to develop an exciting and extensive range of creative and technical skills. You will also gain a strong understanding of historic and contemporary visual art practice, through supporting contextual studies. Unique to studying Art at A Level, you build up a very personal and continually evolving body of practical work, guided and supported by your teachers. Individual exploration and development of your personal skills and creative directions is a special aspect of this subject. A level of Art prepares you to produce two major pieces of assessed work. The first is a Personal Investigation, which allows you to devise and put together a personal body of creative coursework, including extensive practical work, a 3,000-word illustrated essay, and a fully developed and resolved Final Piece Project. You do this without time limits, during the course.

Entry requirements

Minimum of five GCSEs at grade 5 including Art and Design or Photography and English Language.

How you'll be assessed

The exam boards have four Key Assessment Objectives that recognize the range of creative and practical skills students develop and refine throughout the Course Distinctively exploit optimal alignments for intuitive bandwidth. Quickly coordinate e-business applications through revolutionary catalysts for change. Seamlessly underwhelm optimal testing procedures whereas bricks-and-clicks processes. Component 1: Personal Investigation 60% of the overall grade Component 2: The externally set Timed Test 40% of the overall grade

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityNottinghamshire
Ofsted RatingRequires improvement
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressStoneyford Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU