Art and Design (Fine Art)

Assessment

The coursework counts for 60% of your final grade. It consists of practical artwork made in lessons, study periods, and homework throughout the two-year course. Please note, that 20% of the coursework mark is based on a written essay, the ‘Related Study,’ which explores artists inspiring your artwork for a project titled the ‘Personal Investigation’. The ‘externally set assignment’ is an exam project that is set by the OCR exam board and is worth 40% of your final grade. You will have eight weeks of college time to create your project after choosing one of the titles from the exam paper. You will then make a final piece of artwork for the project in a 15-hour, three-day exam. The work is marked by all the teachers and is then internally moderated by the Creative Arts Division staff and externally moderated by the examination board.​