• EXAM BOARD: EDEXCEL • ENTRY CRITERIA: GRADE 5 IN GCSE FINE ART • HEAD: MS S GREALISH SGREALISH@HAYDONSCHOOL.COM Photography has been used by practitioners to record, document and present examples of everyday life, in ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. It has also been used as the vehicle for artistic expression, communicating personal ideas about the world around us. It is used to convey personal identity more widely than any other art form, is applied in the creative process across art, craft and de- sign and is widely used in social, commercial and scientific contexts. The development of affordable lens-based technology has changed the way that both professionals and the public use photography. CURRICULUM Year 1 Coursework “Darkroom and digital skills”. Year 2 Coursework “Creative Investigation”. Final exam – theme set by the exam board. ASSESSMENT 60% coursework, 40% exam – both internally assessed and externally moderated. Component 1 is titled ‘A Personal Investigation’. It incorporates three major elements: supporting studies, practical work, and a personal study. Supporting studies and practical work will comprise a port- folio of development work and outcomes based on themes and ideas developed from personal starting points. In the personal study students are required to investigate photography and design practice through a technical, contextual or stylistic study. Students will be required to work in one or more of the disciplines. The personal study will be evidenced through critical written communication showing contextual research and understanding in a minimum 1000 words of continuous prose, which may contain integrated images. Component 1 is worth 60% of the total qualification. Component 2 is an Externally Set Assignment (ESA) and is worth 40% of the total qualification. Preparatory studies will comprise a portfolio of practical and writ- ten development work based on the ESA. During the 15–hour period of sustained focus, students will produce final outcome(s) extending from their preparatory studies in response to the ESA. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES *Graphic designer *Magazine features editor *Medical illustrator *Photographer *Press photographer *Advertising art director *Digital marketer *Media planner *Web content man- ager *Web designer WE ARE PROUD That Haydon students with an A level in Photography are studying *Costume for Theatre and Screen at University of the Arts London *Photography at University of the Arts London *Commercial Photography at Arts University Bournemouth *International Relations and Politics at the University of Sheffield.
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• EXAM BOARD: EDEXCEL • ENTRY CRITERIA: GRADE 5 IN GCSE FINE ART • HEAD: MS S GREALISH SGREALISH@HAYDONSCHOOL.COM Photography has been used by practitioners to record, document and present examples of everyday life, in ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. It has also been used as the vehicle for artistic expression, communicating personal ideas about the world around us. It is used to convey personal identity more widely than any other art form, is applied in the creative process across art, craft and de- sign and is widely used in social, commercial and scientific contexts. The development of affordable lens-based technology has changed the way that both professionals and the public use photography. CURRICULUM Year 1 Coursework “Darkroom and digital skills”. Year 2 Coursework “Creative Investigation”. Final exam – theme set by the exam board. ASSESSMENT 60% coursework, 40% exam – both internally assessed and externally moderated. Component 1 is titled ‘A Personal Investigation’. It incorporates three major elements: supporting studies, practical work, and a personal study. Supporting studies and practical work will comprise a port- folio of development work and outcomes based on themes and ideas developed from personal starting points. In the personal study students are required to investigate photography and design practice through a technical, contextual or stylistic study. Students will be required to work in one or more of the disciplines. The personal study will be evidenced through critical written communication showing contextual research and understanding in a minimum 1000 words of continuous prose, which may contain integrated images. Component 1 is worth 60% of the total qualification. Component 2 is an Externally Set Assignment (ESA) and is worth 40% of the total qualification. Preparatory studies will comprise a portfolio of practical and writ- ten development work based on the ESA. During the 15–hour period of sustained focus, students will produce final outcome(s) extending from their preparatory studies in response to the ESA. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES *Graphic designer *Magazine features editor *Medical illustrator *Photographer *Press photographer *Advertising art director *Digital marketer *Media planner *Web content man- ager *Web designer WE ARE PROUD That Haydon students with an A level in Photography are studying *Costume for Theatre and Screen at University of the Arts London *Photography at University of the Arts London *Commercial Photography at Arts University Bournemouth *International Relations and Politics at the University of Sheffield.