A Level Art follows on as a natural extension of the way students have worked at GCSE. The significant difference is that students are expected to take much greater control over the direction of their studies. Students can enjoy Art and Design while they develop their creative thinking and the skills, understanding and techniques required to succeed at A Level. Students will also extend their critical understanding of the work of other artists, designers and craftspeople. The course provides an excellent and essential foundation for further study of Art and Design, Architecture and many related subjects in Higher Education.
Students considering transfer to King’s Sixth Form are required to meet the entry requirements of an average of grade 6 or higher across eight GCSE subjects, with a minimum of a grade 5 in both Mathematics and English Language (university matriculation requirements). Most subjects recommend a grade 7 - 9 in a subject to be studied at A Level, and this is compulsory for Mathematics and Science subjects. In addition, subjects with a large mathematical content, such as Economics, require a minimum of grade 7 in Mathematics. The course is demanding in terms of the standard you are expected to achieve and it is designed for students who have gained GCSE in Art already at grades 6 – 9. Students gaining grades 5 or below are unlikely to be able to cope with the demands of this course. Former students have combined Art with a wide variety of subjects, from traditional Arts subjects such as English, History and Classics to Mathematics and the Sciences and subjects such as Computer Science and D&T. In recent years, many Art students have progressed on to Art and Architecture courses at university and a similar number have also moved on to courses such as Psychology, Law, English Literature & Language, Advertising, Engineering, Geography, Chemistry, German, Music, Accounting, Classics and Business.
Terms 1 & 2 - Coursework Development. Students will use these terms to investigate varied approaches to Art, investigating a wide range of media and building skills, whilst having the opportunity to participate in group collaborative projects and develop their critical and analytical skills in preparation for the assessed components outlined below: Component 1: Personal investigation (Terms 3, 4 and 5) = 60% of final grade A portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario, or stimulus, devised and provided by the candidate or centre plus a related written study of approximately 3,000 words. Component 2: Externally set task (Terms 5 and 6) = 40% of final grade Students are issued with their exam paper on 1 February 2024 which will provide candidates with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. From these, one must be selected on which to base a response.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Cheshire East |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £15,945 |
| Address | Alderley Road, Prestbury, Macclesfield, SK10 4SP |
A Level Art follows on as a natural extension of the way students have worked at GCSE. The significant difference is that students are expected to take much greater control over the direction of their studies. Students can enjoy Art and Design while they develop their creative thinking and the skills, understanding and techniques required to succeed at A Level. Students will also extend their critical understanding of the work of other artists, designers and craftspeople. The course provides an excellent and essential foundation for further study of Art and Design, Architecture and many related subjects in Higher Education.
Students considering transfer to King’s Sixth Form are required to meet the entry requirements of an average of grade 6 or higher across eight GCSE subjects, with a minimum of a grade 5 in both Mathematics and English Language (university matriculation requirements). Most subjects recommend a grade 7 - 9 in a subject to be studied at A Level, and this is compulsory for Mathematics and Science subjects. In addition, subjects with a large mathematical content, such as Economics, require a minimum of grade 7 in Mathematics. The course is demanding in terms of the standard you are expected to achieve and it is designed for students who have gained GCSE in Art already at grades 6 – 9. Students gaining grades 5 or below are unlikely to be able to cope with the demands of this course. Former students have combined Art with a wide variety of subjects, from traditional Arts subjects such as English, History and Classics to Mathematics and the Sciences and subjects such as Computer Science and D&T. In recent years, many Art students have progressed on to Art and Architecture courses at university and a similar number have also moved on to courses such as Psychology, Law, English Literature & Language, Advertising, Engineering, Geography, Chemistry, German, Music, Accounting, Classics and Business.
Terms 1 & 2 - Coursework Development. Students will use these terms to investigate varied approaches to Art, investigating a wide range of media and building skills, whilst having the opportunity to participate in group collaborative projects and develop their critical and analytical skills in preparation for the assessed components outlined below: Component 1: Personal investigation (Terms 3, 4 and 5) = 60% of final grade A portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario, or stimulus, devised and provided by the candidate or centre plus a related written study of approximately 3,000 words. Component 2: Externally set task (Terms 5 and 6) = 40% of final grade Students are issued with their exam paper on 1 February 2024 which will provide candidates with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. From these, one must be selected on which to base a response.