In Year 10, you will be guided through early projects which will help you build your technical skills as well as to begin to understand the structure of an art project. As you become more confident, you will begin to develop your own independent work. Towards the end of year 10 you will start to work on your ‘Major Sustained Project’ which will form part of your GCSE Assessment and run into the first term of Year 11.
Entry to the Sixth Form for UK students is determined by candidates obtaining 5 GCSE grades at grade 5 or better and at least a grade 6 in the subjects they wish to study at A level (where appropriate). In addition, a school report is required and candidates may expect an interview with the Head or Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning.
The Assessment is made on two components. Firstly, the Major Sustained Project, where you will explore, with guidance, a selected ‘starting point’ and you will work through the development of ideas, experiments and observations to eventually complete a significant piece of art or design work. Secondly, in the January of Year 11, you will be given the ‘Externally Set Assignment’ - a selection of topics provided by the exam board, from which you will choose ONE to work on. For this, you will have approximately ten weeks to plan and prepare followed by a ten hours of ‘supervised time’ to complete your response as a finished piece of work. By the time you reach this point in the course, you will know exactly what you are going to do and how to approach it. The GCSE course culminates in an exhibition where your work will be displayed in college for all to see.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Shropshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Boarding, EU resident - £10,400; Boarding, non-UK resident - £13,000 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £16,320 |
| Address | Bedstone, Bucknell, SY7 0BG |
In Year 10, you will be guided through early projects which will help you build your technical skills as well as to begin to understand the structure of an art project. As you become more confident, you will begin to develop your own independent work. Towards the end of year 10 you will start to work on your ‘Major Sustained Project’ which will form part of your GCSE Assessment and run into the first term of Year 11.
Entry to the Sixth Form for UK students is determined by candidates obtaining 5 GCSE grades at grade 5 or better and at least a grade 6 in the subjects they wish to study at A level (where appropriate). In addition, a school report is required and candidates may expect an interview with the Head or Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning.
The Assessment is made on two components. Firstly, the Major Sustained Project, where you will explore, with guidance, a selected ‘starting point’ and you will work through the development of ideas, experiments and observations to eventually complete a significant piece of art or design work. Secondly, in the January of Year 11, you will be given the ‘Externally Set Assignment’ - a selection of topics provided by the exam board, from which you will choose ONE to work on. For this, you will have approximately ten weeks to plan and prepare followed by a ten hours of ‘supervised time’ to complete your response as a finished piece of work. By the time you reach this point in the course, you will know exactly what you are going to do and how to approach it. The GCSE course culminates in an exhibition where your work will be displayed in college for all to see.