Art and Design (Fine Art)
Hanley Castle High School - Worcestershire
01684593241
Church End, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BL
Course summary

This course requires students to develop practical and theoretical knowledge and understanding of: • Relevant materials, processes, technologies, and resources • How ideas, feelings, and meanings can be conveyed and interpreted in images and artifacts • How images and artifacts relate to the time and place in which they were made and to their social and cultural contexts • Continuity and change in different genres, styles, and traditions • A working vocabulary and specialist terminology. All universities recognize the course as an academic A level and allow for students considering a career in Art and for those wishing to develop their creative abilities. It may lead to an Art and Design Foundation Course followed by a Degree course in any area of art and design e.g. fine art, fashion and textile design, furniture and interior design, graphic design, media studies, architecture and landscape architecture, and many new expanding areas in the art industries.

Entry requirements

Our general Sixth Form entry requirement is 5 GCSEs at grades 4 - 9. The course builds on GCSE skills at a minimum grade 6.

How you'll be assessed

In A level, both components 1 and 2 are non-exam assessments (NEA) set by the centre for component 1 and by AQA for component 2. Both will be marked by the centre and moderated by AQA during a visit to the centre. Visits will normally take place in June. Students will be provided with exam papers for Component 2 on 1st Feb 2020 or as soon as possible after that date. Component 1 – Personal investigation No time limit. 96 marks 60% of A level Component 2 – Externally set assignment Preparatory period + 15 hours of supervised time. 96 marks 40% of A level

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityWorcestershire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressChurch End, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BL