Art at A Level facilitates an ability to research, present, collaborate, create and make in an independent fashion. It allows pupils the facility to discover an area of interest and excitement and explore it while learning to be tenacious, original and well informed by rigorous critical analysis. This is a hands on course with lots of practical workshops, drawing, photography and making, it is fun, fast paced and exploratory! In addition to the core course, pupils will exhibit in public exhibitions, visit Galleries and Museums, take part in life drawing and enjoy multiple visiting artist workshops. The Art Department contains three main areas: the Main Studio, the Print Room and the Ceramics Studio.
A minimum of Grade 6 in GCSE or equivalent in Art is required, however in some cases a portfolio may be sufficient. Pupils much be tenacious, curious, enthusiastic and willing to take some creative risks. Pupils who have personal areas of visual interest and enjoy research will likely excel.
We work within the OCR Fine Art specification and pupils can choose whether to frame any approach from painting, printmaking and sculpture through to fashion or animation through a Fine Art lens. Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of total A Level marks). The Personal investigation is a substantial portfolio and related personal study (1000-2500 words) which spans a full year. The topics for this project are varied to allow individual choice. Component 2: The externally set task (40% of total A Level marks) is a six-week project focused on an exam board set of topics which are released in February of upper sixth. The final piece is created over the course of a 15 hour resolution of the project. This is sat across three days.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £30,555 - £41,880 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £19,965 - £27,660 |
| Address | Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 7AD |
Art at A Level facilitates an ability to research, present, collaborate, create and make in an independent fashion. It allows pupils the facility to discover an area of interest and excitement and explore it while learning to be tenacious, original and well informed by rigorous critical analysis. This is a hands on course with lots of practical workshops, drawing, photography and making, it is fun, fast paced and exploratory! In addition to the core course, pupils will exhibit in public exhibitions, visit Galleries and Museums, take part in life drawing and enjoy multiple visiting artist workshops. The Art Department contains three main areas: the Main Studio, the Print Room and the Ceramics Studio.
A minimum of Grade 6 in GCSE or equivalent in Art is required, however in some cases a portfolio may be sufficient. Pupils much be tenacious, curious, enthusiastic and willing to take some creative risks. Pupils who have personal areas of visual interest and enjoy research will likely excel.
We work within the OCR Fine Art specification and pupils can choose whether to frame any approach from painting, printmaking and sculpture through to fashion or animation through a Fine Art lens. Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of total A Level marks). The Personal investigation is a substantial portfolio and related personal study (1000-2500 words) which spans a full year. The topics for this project are varied to allow individual choice. Component 2: The externally set task (40% of total A Level marks) is a six-week project focused on an exam board set of topics which are released in February of upper sixth. The final piece is created over the course of a 15 hour resolution of the project. This is sat across three days.