The A Level Fine Art course has been designed to provide students with opportunities to develop a broad foundation of critical, practical and theoretical skills. The course offers students access to understanding of a range of practices and contexts in the visual arts, crafts and design fields. Students have access to the full range of materials available in the department including painting, printmaking, textiles, mixed media, photography, installation and 3D. Fine Art is not just about traditional painting, instead this specialism is chosen by the department because it is rooted in ideas, intellectual concepts, self-expression and free of external constraints. Fine Art may be created to communicate ideas and messages about the observed world, the qualities of materials, perceptions or preconceptions. It can also be used to explore personal and cultural identity, society, visual language and technology.