You will be required to work from a given starting theme towards more well-considered conclusions by using a work journal to develop your ideas and document your investigation. Packaging, poster design and point of sale graphics are all areas that you will be encouraged to investigate. At A2 you will also be required to identify a ‘problem’ in artistic practice and present your thoughts and solutions.
AS - You must successfully have completed a GCSE Art & Design prefixed subject with at least a B grade. A grade 5 in English and Maths is also necessary. Graphic Products is not a compatible GCSE for access to the Graphics AS level course A2 – You must have successfully completed AS in Graphics with at least a D grade. If you are hoping to study an A Level qualification you will need to have achieved at least 5 grade ‘C’s in 5 separate subjects. This must include a grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics. Our Vocational courses are for those students who achieved a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above.
Unit 1: Coursework 50% Unit 2: Externally set assignment 50% Unit 3: Coursework 50% Unit 4: Externally set assignment 50% Year 12- AS Outline Unit 1 - You be will set tasks to explore other graphic designers’ work and processes. You will learn to use appropriate language and practices to express your own ideas. Work is personalised and relies upon independent learning and resourcing. Lessons take the form of tutorials. Unit 2 - The Externally Set Assignment is also thematic and will be given to you at the beginning of the Spring Term and is examined in the summer term. Year 13- A2 Outline Unit 3 - You will be asked to consider a ‘creative problem’ that you will investigate through a series of experiments. As part of this activity a contextual study will require you to link your own practical work with a broader study of the world of art, craft and design. Your outcomes could take the form of a substantial display or an illustrated thesis of up to 1500 – 2000 words. Unit 4 - The Externally Set Assignment is thematic and will be given to you at the beginning of the spring Term and is examined in the summer term.
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Terling Road, Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
You will be required to work from a given starting theme towards more well-considered conclusions by using a work journal to develop your ideas and document your investigation. Packaging, poster design and point of sale graphics are all areas that you will be encouraged to investigate. At A2 you will also be required to identify a ‘problem’ in artistic practice and present your thoughts and solutions.
AS - You must successfully have completed a GCSE Art & Design prefixed subject with at least a B grade. A grade 5 in English and Maths is also necessary. Graphic Products is not a compatible GCSE for access to the Graphics AS level course A2 – You must have successfully completed AS in Graphics with at least a D grade. If you are hoping to study an A Level qualification you will need to have achieved at least 5 grade ‘C’s in 5 separate subjects. This must include a grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics. Our Vocational courses are for those students who achieved a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above.
Unit 1: Coursework 50% Unit 2: Externally set assignment 50% Unit 3: Coursework 50% Unit 4: Externally set assignment 50% Year 12- AS Outline Unit 1 - You be will set tasks to explore other graphic designers’ work and processes. You will learn to use appropriate language and practices to express your own ideas. Work is personalised and relies upon independent learning and resourcing. Lessons take the form of tutorials. Unit 2 - The Externally Set Assignment is also thematic and will be given to you at the beginning of the Spring Term and is examined in the summer term. Year 13- A2 Outline Unit 3 - You will be asked to consider a ‘creative problem’ that you will investigate through a series of experiments. As part of this activity a contextual study will require you to link your own practical work with a broader study of the world of art, craft and design. Your outcomes could take the form of a substantial display or an illustrated thesis of up to 1500 – 2000 words. Unit 4 - The Externally Set Assignment is thematic and will be given to you at the beginning of the spring Term and is examined in the summer term.