Ashbourne students have the choice to experience a wide variety of art and design activities, such as drawing, life drawing, silk screen printing, sculpture, digital design and graphics, photography, fabrics and textiles. This allows them to make an informed decision, based on their interests, aptitude and skill, on which subjects to specialise in. They are also offered plenty of opportunities to showcase their talents and artwork both at Ashbourne and further afield, as part of their professional development. Book covers, magazine spreads, advertising, brand logos, product packaging, animation, websites, film and television all rely on graphic communication to express ideas and communicate powerful and persuasive messages or information visually, using a combination of image, typography and layout. Ashbourne students will also analyse how to target the right audience to whom the messages and ideas are directed so they can choose the appropriate approach, style or medium to maximise their impact. With the explosion of digital media and the growing demand for designers and illustrators in this sector, as well as the wider commercial world, learning Graphic Communication is a key asset. Graphic Communication students have an excellent range of career pathways, particularly in the digital arena where the demand for new media software and graphic designers, illustrators, multimedia artists, online publishers, and video, animation and gaming artists is growing at an unprecedented rate. Students experience a variety of art activities in their first year and begin to build up a dynamic portfolio, which constitutes 60% of the overall result. At the end of the first year, students will complete an internal assessment and exam to ensure they attain a suitable standard to progress to A level for the second year. Graphic Communication A-level students will continue to explore a broad range of design areas including advertising, branding, packaging design, design for print, motion graphics, animation, web design, film, television and video, and typography using a variety of traditional and new media techniques. Students will develop a greater awareness of their audience and will learn how choosing an appropriate approach, style or medium can enable them to communicate their ideas more effectively. Students are challenged to find creative solutions to a series of design briefs that encourage them to respond to an issue, concept or idea. This helps to prepare them for independent study and the demands required for higher education. By studying different styles and genres of images and artefacts, and their historical, social, environmental and cultural contexts, students will discover how ideas, feelings and meanings can be conveyed and interpreted.
Students who continue to Year 12 at Ashbourne are expected to be able to gain a minimum of 6 grades 6s (or equivalent) for their GCSE results and must have a determination to work towards their academic potential.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £32,250 - £34,500 |
| Address | 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL |
Ashbourne students have the choice to experience a wide variety of art and design activities, such as drawing, life drawing, silk screen printing, sculpture, digital design and graphics, photography, fabrics and textiles. This allows them to make an informed decision, based on their interests, aptitude and skill, on which subjects to specialise in. They are also offered plenty of opportunities to showcase their talents and artwork both at Ashbourne and further afield, as part of their professional development. Book covers, magazine spreads, advertising, brand logos, product packaging, animation, websites, film and television all rely on graphic communication to express ideas and communicate powerful and persuasive messages or information visually, using a combination of image, typography and layout. Ashbourne students will also analyse how to target the right audience to whom the messages and ideas are directed so they can choose the appropriate approach, style or medium to maximise their impact. With the explosion of digital media and the growing demand for designers and illustrators in this sector, as well as the wider commercial world, learning Graphic Communication is a key asset. Graphic Communication students have an excellent range of career pathways, particularly in the digital arena where the demand for new media software and graphic designers, illustrators, multimedia artists, online publishers, and video, animation and gaming artists is growing at an unprecedented rate. Students experience a variety of art activities in their first year and begin to build up a dynamic portfolio, which constitutes 60% of the overall result. At the end of the first year, students will complete an internal assessment and exam to ensure they attain a suitable standard to progress to A level for the second year. Graphic Communication A-level students will continue to explore a broad range of design areas including advertising, branding, packaging design, design for print, motion graphics, animation, web design, film, television and video, and typography using a variety of traditional and new media techniques. Students will develop a greater awareness of their audience and will learn how choosing an appropriate approach, style or medium can enable them to communicate their ideas more effectively. Students are challenged to find creative solutions to a series of design briefs that encourage them to respond to an issue, concept or idea. This helps to prepare them for independent study and the demands required for higher education. By studying different styles and genres of images and artefacts, and their historical, social, environmental and cultural contexts, students will discover how ideas, feelings and meanings can be conveyed and interpreted.
Students who continue to Year 12 at Ashbourne are expected to be able to gain a minimum of 6 grades 6s (or equivalent) for their GCSE results and must have a determination to work towards their academic potential.