A LEVEL ART AND DESIGN (FINE ART OR PHOTOGRAPHY)

Assessment

Year 1 September – February – Component 1 February – May – Component 2 Component 1: A portfolio of work Both Fine Art and Photography students will produce a portfolio of work that includes research, development, refinement and a final outcome. Students will be encouraged to work independently and thoroughly develop their ideas. Component 2: Mock Exam internally set and assessed assignment Students will be given a choice of 5 mock exam questions decided by teachers and given approximately 14 weeks to research and develop ideas for the 10-hour exam. During the 10 hours’ students will be expected to produce a final piece for this component. All preparation work will be handed in at the start of the 10-hour exam. All internally set exam units will be held under exam conditions. Year 2 July – February - Unit 1: Personal Investigation February - May – Unit 2: Externally Set Assignment Unit 1: Personal Investigation A practical unit with a written element between 1000 – 3000 words on the given theme. Both Fine Art and Photography students will produce a portfolio of work that includes research, development, refinement and a final outcome. Unit 2: Externally Set Assignment Students will be given a choice of 8 titles by the exam board and given approximately 14 weeks to research and develop ideas for the 15-hour exam. During the 15 hours’ students will be expected to produce final piece for this component. All preparation work will be handed in at the start of the 15-hour exam. All externally set exam units will be held under exam conditions. Assessment – All work will be assessed internally in May and moderated externally in June. Work is graded A*-