Technical skills in a range of processes and techniques, including darkroom technique and Photoshop editing. Students gain analytical, personal reflection, and project management skills in terms of meeting deadlines and setting routes of exploration and inquiry.
Minimum Grade 4 in English Language
Year 1: Component 01: Personal investigation (60%) Learners should produce two elements: (i) a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus, devised and provided by the learner or centre. (ii) a related study: an extended response of a guided minimum of one thousand words. This portfolio will consist of a number of projects aimed at increasing a learner’s independence and originality by developing personal ideas and concepts, and exploring and developing skills in photographic disciplines. Year 2: Component 02: Externally set task (40%) The early release paper will be issued on 1 February and will provide learners with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. A creative and imaginative response should be based on one of these options.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Staffordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA |
Technical skills in a range of processes and techniques, including darkroom technique and Photoshop editing. Students gain analytical, personal reflection, and project management skills in terms of meeting deadlines and setting routes of exploration and inquiry.
Minimum Grade 4 in English Language
Year 1: Component 01: Personal investigation (60%) Learners should produce two elements: (i) a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus, devised and provided by the learner or centre. (ii) a related study: an extended response of a guided minimum of one thousand words. This portfolio will consist of a number of projects aimed at increasing a learner’s independence and originality by developing personal ideas and concepts, and exploring and developing skills in photographic disciplines. Year 2: Component 02: Externally set task (40%) The early release paper will be issued on 1 February and will provide learners with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. A creative and imaginative response should be based on one of these options.