Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences that explore a range of two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional media, processes and techniques. Students will explore the use of drawing and mark-making for different purposes; using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales. Students will present work in sketchbooks/workbooks/journals to underpin their work where appropriate. Students will explore relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design, from the past and from recent times, including European and non-European examples. This will be integral to the investigating, developing and making processes. Students’ responses to these examples will be evidenced through practical and critical activities that demonstrate their understanding of different styles, genres and traditions. Students will be encouraged to develop more autonomy and higher level thinking skills as knowledge and confidence increase over the course of study. A broad-based course exploring practical and critical/contextual work through a range of 2D and/or 3D processes and media associated with two or more skill areas such as Fine Art, Photography, Three-Dimensional Design or Graphic Communication. Areas of study Students are required to work in one or more area(s) of fine art, such as those listed below. They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas: Drawing and painting Mixed-media, including collage and assemblage Sculpture Installation Printmaking (relief, intaglio, screen processes and lithography) Moving image and photography Skills and techniques Students will be expected to demonstrate skills, as defined in Overarching knowledge, understanding and skills, in the context of their chosen area(s) of fine art. In addition, students will be required to demonstrate skills in all of the following: Appreciation of different approaches to recording images, such as observation, analysis, expression and imagination Awareness of intended audience or purpose for their chosen area(s) of fine art Understanding of the conventions of figurative/representational and abstract/non-representational imagery or genres Appreciation of different ways of working, such as, using underpainting, glazing, wash and impasto; modelling, carving, casting, constructing, assembling and welding; etching, engraving, drypoint, mono printing, lino printing, screen printing, Photo silkscreen and lithography Understanding of pictorial space, composition, rhythm, scale and structure Appreciation of colour, line, tone, texture, shape and form
Minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent) with grades 4-9 (A*-C). This must include at least four full course GCSEs. Grade 5 in GCSE Art.
Component 1: Personal Investigation · No time limit · 96 marks · 60% of A-level Students are required to conduct a practical investigation, into an idea, issue, concept or theme, supported by written material. The focus of the investigation must be identified independently by the student and must lead to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. Component 2: Externally Set Task · Preparatory period + 15 hours of supervised time · 96 marks · 40% of A-level Question papers (8 starting points) set by AQA and released to students on or after 1st February. *Non-exam assessment (NEA) set and marked by the center and moderated by AQA during a visit to the center in June of the examination year.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Cheshire East |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Holly Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ |
Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences that explore a range of two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional media, processes and techniques. Students will explore the use of drawing and mark-making for different purposes; using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales. Students will present work in sketchbooks/workbooks/journals to underpin their work where appropriate. Students will explore relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design, from the past and from recent times, including European and non-European examples. This will be integral to the investigating, developing and making processes. Students’ responses to these examples will be evidenced through practical and critical activities that demonstrate their understanding of different styles, genres and traditions. Students will be encouraged to develop more autonomy and higher level thinking skills as knowledge and confidence increase over the course of study. A broad-based course exploring practical and critical/contextual work through a range of 2D and/or 3D processes and media associated with two or more skill areas such as Fine Art, Photography, Three-Dimensional Design or Graphic Communication. Areas of study Students are required to work in one or more area(s) of fine art, such as those listed below. They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas: Drawing and painting Mixed-media, including collage and assemblage Sculpture Installation Printmaking (relief, intaglio, screen processes and lithography) Moving image and photography Skills and techniques Students will be expected to demonstrate skills, as defined in Overarching knowledge, understanding and skills, in the context of their chosen area(s) of fine art. In addition, students will be required to demonstrate skills in all of the following: Appreciation of different approaches to recording images, such as observation, analysis, expression and imagination Awareness of intended audience or purpose for their chosen area(s) of fine art Understanding of the conventions of figurative/representational and abstract/non-representational imagery or genres Appreciation of different ways of working, such as, using underpainting, glazing, wash and impasto; modelling, carving, casting, constructing, assembling and welding; etching, engraving, drypoint, mono printing, lino printing, screen printing, Photo silkscreen and lithography Understanding of pictorial space, composition, rhythm, scale and structure Appreciation of colour, line, tone, texture, shape and form
Minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent) with grades 4-9 (A*-C). This must include at least four full course GCSEs. Grade 5 in GCSE Art.
Component 1: Personal Investigation · No time limit · 96 marks · 60% of A-level Students are required to conduct a practical investigation, into an idea, issue, concept or theme, supported by written material. The focus of the investigation must be identified independently by the student and must lead to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. Component 2: Externally Set Task · Preparatory period + 15 hours of supervised time · 96 marks · 40% of A-level Question papers (8 starting points) set by AQA and released to students on or after 1st February. *Non-exam assessment (NEA) set and marked by the center and moderated by AQA during a visit to the center in June of the examination year.