The course encourages students to develop their personal interests and passion for Art and Design, whilst recognizing the subject’s value to the creative industries. The course provides opportunities to develop personal responses to ideas, observations, experiences, environments, and cultures in practical, critical and contextual forms; this allows students to develop their strengths and interests further, within the specification. Students will have the opportunity to explore their ideas through the mediums of painting, drawing, mixed media, collage, assemblage, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital media, textiles and fashion. Many students develop a lifelong interest in the subject and continue further studies via direct University entrance or a Foundation course. Students will begin their studies in Year 12 following the two-year A Level Art and Design (Fine Art) course. Options to work within a Graphic Communication context are possible.
Each applicant must achieve at least five GCSE passes at grade 9 – 4. Each applicant must achieve at least four GCSE grade 5 passes.
At A Level, candidates are required to build upon the knowledge, understanding and skills gained in GCSE with greater depth of study. Component One – Personal Investigation: Students develop work in response to an idea, issue, concept or theme of their own choosing. They must produce practical documentation, artwork and a discrete written critical analysis of their investigation (1000 - 3000 words.) Approximately 40 weeks on this unit. Component One is 60% of the overall A Level grade. Component Two – Externally Set Assignment: OCR provides eight exciting starting points; candidates choose one. A preparation period precedes an unaided 15-hour supervised exam period. Students must produce evidence of preparatory studies reflecting individual study around their starting point. Progressive development of own personal ideas must culminate in a finished outcome. Component Two - 40% of the overall A Level grade.
About Education Provider
| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | County Durham |
| Ofsted Rating | Requires improvement |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | North End, Durham, DH1 4NG |
The course encourages students to develop their personal interests and passion for Art and Design, whilst recognizing the subject’s value to the creative industries. The course provides opportunities to develop personal responses to ideas, observations, experiences, environments, and cultures in practical, critical and contextual forms; this allows students to develop their strengths and interests further, within the specification. Students will have the opportunity to explore their ideas through the mediums of painting, drawing, mixed media, collage, assemblage, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital media, textiles and fashion. Many students develop a lifelong interest in the subject and continue further studies via direct University entrance or a Foundation course. Students will begin their studies in Year 12 following the two-year A Level Art and Design (Fine Art) course. Options to work within a Graphic Communication context are possible.
Each applicant must achieve at least five GCSE passes at grade 9 – 4. Each applicant must achieve at least four GCSE grade 5 passes.
At A Level, candidates are required to build upon the knowledge, understanding and skills gained in GCSE with greater depth of study. Component One – Personal Investigation: Students develop work in response to an idea, issue, concept or theme of their own choosing. They must produce practical documentation, artwork and a discrete written critical analysis of their investigation (1000 - 3000 words.) Approximately 40 weeks on this unit. Component One is 60% of the overall A Level grade. Component Two – Externally Set Assignment: OCR provides eight exciting starting points; candidates choose one. A preparation period precedes an unaided 15-hour supervised exam period. Students must produce evidence of preparatory studies reflecting individual study around their starting point. Progressive development of own personal ideas must culminate in a finished outcome. Component Two - 40% of the overall A Level grade.