Art and Design

Assessment

A-Level work is assessed under two components. Component 1, Personal Investigation (worth 60%) has three major elements: supporting studies, practical work, with written critical and contextual analysis assessed through the production of an illustrated essay. These need to be completed by the end of January of the second year. Component 2, Externally Set Assignment (40%) incorporates two major elements: preparatory studies and the 15-hour period of sustained focus. The work is developed from one of 12 starting points given out in an exam paper on the 1st February of the second year of the course.