The two-year A Level Fine Art course introduces students to a variety of experiences that explore a range of traditional and contemporary media, techniques and processes. Students will explore relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design, from the past and from recent times, including European and non-European examples, which is integral to the investigating and making processes. Students’ responses to these examples will be explored through practical and critical activities that demonstrate their understanding of different styles, genres and traditions. Students will explore the use of drawing for different purposes, using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales. Students will use traditional methods and/or digital techniques to produce artwork, or in combination. Students should produce practical and critical/contextual work in one or more areas of fine art, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, lens-/light-based media, photography and the moving image, printmaking, mixed media or land art. They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas. Students are required to participate actively in their course of study, recognising and developing their own strengths in the subject and identifying and sustaining their own lines of enquiry.
An assessment day is held at Queenswood in the November prior to entry. Applicants are required to sit entrance examinations in the subjects that they plan to study at A-level. We do not stipulate particular GCSE requirements, although Queenswood Sixth Formers will typically have achieved at least six Grade 6 results at GCSE, with Grades 7–9 in the subjects to be studied at A-level.
There is synoptic assessment in both components of the A-level that provide stretch and challenge opportunities for students as follows: • Component 01: Personal investigation (60% of overall marks) • Component 02: External task (15 hours with a preparatory period) (40% of overall marks) Assessment objectives (AOs) are set by Ofqual and are the same across all A-level Art and Design specifications and all exam boards. The assessments will measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives: • AO1 Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. • AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. • AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. • AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Shepherd's Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 6NS |
The two-year A Level Fine Art course introduces students to a variety of experiences that explore a range of traditional and contemporary media, techniques and processes. Students will explore relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design, from the past and from recent times, including European and non-European examples, which is integral to the investigating and making processes. Students’ responses to these examples will be explored through practical and critical activities that demonstrate their understanding of different styles, genres and traditions. Students will explore the use of drawing for different purposes, using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales. Students will use traditional methods and/or digital techniques to produce artwork, or in combination. Students should produce practical and critical/contextual work in one or more areas of fine art, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, lens-/light-based media, photography and the moving image, printmaking, mixed media or land art. They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas. Students are required to participate actively in their course of study, recognising and developing their own strengths in the subject and identifying and sustaining their own lines of enquiry.
An assessment day is held at Queenswood in the November prior to entry. Applicants are required to sit entrance examinations in the subjects that they plan to study at A-level. We do not stipulate particular GCSE requirements, although Queenswood Sixth Formers will typically have achieved at least six Grade 6 results at GCSE, with Grades 7–9 in the subjects to be studied at A-level.
There is synoptic assessment in both components of the A-level that provide stretch and challenge opportunities for students as follows: • Component 01: Personal investigation (60% of overall marks) • Component 02: External task (15 hours with a preparatory period) (40% of overall marks) Assessment objectives (AOs) are set by Ofqual and are the same across all A-level Art and Design specifications and all exam boards. The assessments will measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives: • AO1 Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. • AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. • AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. • AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.