Art and Design (Fine Art)
Christ The King Voluntary Academy - Nottinghamshire
01159556262
Darlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7JZ
Course summary

Aims to inspire, nurture, and realize our students’ artistic and creative potential. The Art department delivers a structured curriculum that allows all students to explore and refine practical skills in a wide range of media and techniques. Our students develop their knowledge and understanding of traditional and contemporary artists and designers from different cultures which help to inform their ideas and concepts. Year 12 – 2 projects studied giving students the opportunity to explore, develop, and refine existing and new approaches when making artwork in a wider range of media and techniques. Traditional and contemporary artists are researched and informed developing ideas leading to the completion of final outcomes. Year 13 – 2 projects studied = 100% of qualification Project 1 – ‘Personal Investigation’ = 60%, theme individually created by students based on success’ from Y12 Project 2 – ‘Externally Set Task’ = 40% ,students select a theme from OCR

Entry requirements

Students require a minimum of Grade 4 in either English Language or English Literature and a Grade 4 in Math's. In total five grade 4’s are required.

How you'll be assessed

4 Assessment Objectives (AO’s) AO1 – Showing the influence of other artists = 25% AO2 – Combining ideas, media, and techniques = 25% AO3 – Observational Studies = 25% AO4 – Final outcome = 25% Within each project studied, there are 4 formal assessments. For each project students follow an ‘Action Plan’ clearly identifying tasks and assessment deadlines

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityNottinghamshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressDarlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7JZ