By choosing to study Art and Design at A level you are taking the first exciting step towards a career in the creative industries, the largest industries in the UK, which are currently worth £84 billion a year! Art and Design enables us to connect with the world across countries and cultures. The world adapts and changes daily, and being visually aware improves our ability to decipher and decode the visual imagery we are bombarded with, enabling us to relate to a wider audience. Working with a broad range of media exploring the visual elements of art, as an art and design student you develop confidence, competence, imagination and creativity. Art provides you with valuable opportunities to develop your experimental, analytical and documenting skills and your understanding of art, craft and design in history and in contemporary society. The artistic process encourages reflection and critical judgements of your work and that of other artists. These are valuable skills which can be applied to other subject areas and future employment.
- Grade 5 or above in GCSE Art & Design or another creative subject where a portfolio of practical evidence is available to show to the Art Department for consideration. - To qualify for the Sixth Form we require all students to have at least 5 grades 4 or equivalent in a range of subjects.
All your work will be assessed against the following equally weighted Assessment Objectives: AO1 Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. Each Assessment Objective is marked out of 18. GCE AS level Component 1 & 2 are marked out of 72. GCE A level Component 1 is marked out of 90 including the personal study which is marked out of 18 and comprises 12% of the total qualification. Component 2 is marked out of 72. When working on Component 1 and 2 you will receive booklets of weekly set tasks for class and homework. The set tasks are designed to ensure your work addresses different aspects of the four assessment criteria, this will establish a clear understanding of how to develop your work independently and work successfully, it also allows you to develop your ideas individually within the general class set theme. Your teachers will set individual weekly/bi-weekly personalised targets (negotiated with you) related to your chosen themes focusing on how you could progress and the best way to develop work to meet the higher levels of the assessment criteria. At certain points throughout the course, your work will be assessed against some or all of the assessment criteria, and you will receive written feedback regarding the strengths in your work and areas for development. The Externally Set Assignment is released in January (AS level) and February (A level). The paper consists of an externally set theme, suggested starting points and contextual references from which you can develop your preparatory studies leading up to the Timed Test in exam conditions when you will produce the artwork/s which represents the culmination of your preparatory investigations.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | St Peter's Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
By choosing to study Art and Design at A level you are taking the first exciting step towards a career in the creative industries, the largest industries in the UK, which are currently worth £84 billion a year! Art and Design enables us to connect with the world across countries and cultures. The world adapts and changes daily, and being visually aware improves our ability to decipher and decode the visual imagery we are bombarded with, enabling us to relate to a wider audience. Working with a broad range of media exploring the visual elements of art, as an art and design student you develop confidence, competence, imagination and creativity. Art provides you with valuable opportunities to develop your experimental, analytical and documenting skills and your understanding of art, craft and design in history and in contemporary society. The artistic process encourages reflection and critical judgements of your work and that of other artists. These are valuable skills which can be applied to other subject areas and future employment.
- Grade 5 or above in GCSE Art & Design or another creative subject where a portfolio of practical evidence is available to show to the Art Department for consideration. - To qualify for the Sixth Form we require all students to have at least 5 grades 4 or equivalent in a range of subjects.
All your work will be assessed against the following equally weighted Assessment Objectives: AO1 Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. Each Assessment Objective is marked out of 18. GCE AS level Component 1 & 2 are marked out of 72. GCE A level Component 1 is marked out of 90 including the personal study which is marked out of 18 and comprises 12% of the total qualification. Component 2 is marked out of 72. When working on Component 1 and 2 you will receive booklets of weekly set tasks for class and homework. The set tasks are designed to ensure your work addresses different aspects of the four assessment criteria, this will establish a clear understanding of how to develop your work independently and work successfully, it also allows you to develop your ideas individually within the general class set theme. Your teachers will set individual weekly/bi-weekly personalised targets (negotiated with you) related to your chosen themes focusing on how you could progress and the best way to develop work to meet the higher levels of the assessment criteria. At certain points throughout the course, your work will be assessed against some or all of the assessment criteria, and you will receive written feedback regarding the strengths in your work and areas for development. The Externally Set Assignment is released in January (AS level) and February (A level). The paper consists of an externally set theme, suggested starting points and contextual references from which you can develop your preparatory studies leading up to the Timed Test in exam conditions when you will produce the artwork/s which represents the culmination of your preparatory investigations.