Art and Design

Assessment

AQA Component 1: Personal Investigation - 60% of the A level - You choose the topic for your personal investigation. You write your own assignment outlining how you will meet each grading criteria and what external visits to galleries and museums will support your portfolio of work. This component includes a 1000-3000 word essay linked to your theme. You will work on this project until February of the second year of your course. AQA Component 2: Externally Set Assignment - 40% of the A level. - You will complete this component from February to April in the second year of your course. AQA offer a range of starting points for this component. You will work through your chosen topic in exactly the same way as Component 1, using the same grading criteria. Your final outcome has to be possible to complete in 15 hours under exam conditions.