Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Creativity is vital; the ability to think around a problem, communicate your ideas and express yourself and your opinion, are highly valued skills sought after in any future career pathway. At A Level, there are two options available in Art and Design currently. Both are 2-year courses. You may take a general practical course (Fine Art), which will include the choice of responding in drawing, painting, sculpture, print, glass, ceramic and photography or you may specialise in the photographic process (Photography). Each course will have a clear guide available which will give information on our expectations and assessment. At Year 12 the Fine Art course is run as an extension to GCSE Art (Grade 6 at GCSE minimum) and after a period of teacher led instruction developing further skills in Drawing, Painting Sculpture, Printmaking and Digital Photography (Photoshop CS3) manipulation, a themed project is set for which high levels of independent thinking and initiative are required.