Art and Design (Fine Art)

Assessment

Component 1 (60% of the A level): A personal investigation coursework. This is a personal journey exploring the student’s ideas both in and beyond their sketchbook. Students in the past have worked in traditional media, such as painting, drawing, and sculpture, although many have also explored video, textiles, and installations as part of their coursework submission. Students also submit a piece of continuous prose of a minimum of 1000 words, on a theme connected with their work. The coursework component runs throughout Year 12 and right up until February of Year 13. Component 2 (40% of the A level): An externally set assignment. This is a much shorter unit, starting in February of Year 13. This culminates in a 15-hour controlled assessment in the art room in May, in which students create a final response to the set theme. The piece of work which is produced during these fifteen hours, along with all their preparatory work, is then submitted.