We offer a broad range of skills in the Art Department at A Level, from oil painting to animation, photography to film-making. Some of these might be familiar from GCSE, but at A Level you can explore and extend these skills in greater depth. We set challenging projects and expect students to respond with equally demanding outcomes. The creative process which takes place can be fulfilling and, while the workload demands time and commitment, there is a self-motivating and self-perpetuating ethos which gives rise to a questioning and critically-aware student by the end of the two years. Art & Design can be happily combined with and complements many subjects such as Art History, Design & Technology or Drama & Theatre Studies; it is an accredited A Level qualification and is accepted by universities, although some combinations of subjects are not suitable for certain courses at university. You may want to study for a career in one of the visual art and design disciplines; an Art Foundation Course is the essential platform for this. It will also give you a creative balance in your curriculum alongside other subjects. Many former South Hampstead students who studied Art at A Level are now working as painters, sculptors, film directors, graphic designers, architects, illustrators, photographers, fashion and textile designers and senior curators in major art galleries.
Current South Hampstead pupils transferring to the Sixth Form must achieve a minimum of six GCSE grades at grade 7 or equivalent, and at least a grade 5 in both Mathematics and English Language. Individual requirements are set for different subjects, with some requiring at least a grade 8 or equivalent. For external candidates, places are offered based on the result of the entrance examinations, interviews and projected GCSE grades. Offers are conditional on achieving the required standard, with specific conditions outlined in individual offer letters. The expected standard is high – offers are usually made on the condition of\ candidates achieving at least seven GCSEs at grade 8 or equivalent, including in your chosen subjects. Course entry requires at least a grade 7 or equivalent in Art at GCSE.
We offer a multitude of disciplines, processes and skills, as well as visiting galleries to complement your studio work. We aim to develop your individual work through: intellectual, imaginative, creative and intuitive powers; investigative, analytical, practical and expressive skills; aesthetic understanding and critical judgement; analysis of contexts and inter-relationships between art, craft and design; knowledge of art, craft and design in contemporary society and in other times and cultures. Component 1: Personal Investigation Coursework, with an initial thematic response exploring a range of media and processes, leading to an individual thematic enquiry, concluding in a body of work and supporting extended essay. Component 2: Externally Set Assignment A body of work produced from an externally set starting point, concluding with a final outcome produced under the exam conditions.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Camden |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £22,764 |
| Address | 3 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SS |
We offer a broad range of skills in the Art Department at A Level, from oil painting to animation, photography to film-making. Some of these might be familiar from GCSE, but at A Level you can explore and extend these skills in greater depth. We set challenging projects and expect students to respond with equally demanding outcomes. The creative process which takes place can be fulfilling and, while the workload demands time and commitment, there is a self-motivating and self-perpetuating ethos which gives rise to a questioning and critically-aware student by the end of the two years. Art & Design can be happily combined with and complements many subjects such as Art History, Design & Technology or Drama & Theatre Studies; it is an accredited A Level qualification and is accepted by universities, although some combinations of subjects are not suitable for certain courses at university. You may want to study for a career in one of the visual art and design disciplines; an Art Foundation Course is the essential platform for this. It will also give you a creative balance in your curriculum alongside other subjects. Many former South Hampstead students who studied Art at A Level are now working as painters, sculptors, film directors, graphic designers, architects, illustrators, photographers, fashion and textile designers and senior curators in major art galleries.
Current South Hampstead pupils transferring to the Sixth Form must achieve a minimum of six GCSE grades at grade 7 or equivalent, and at least a grade 5 in both Mathematics and English Language. Individual requirements are set for different subjects, with some requiring at least a grade 8 or equivalent. For external candidates, places are offered based on the result of the entrance examinations, interviews and projected GCSE grades. Offers are conditional on achieving the required standard, with specific conditions outlined in individual offer letters. The expected standard is high – offers are usually made on the condition of\ candidates achieving at least seven GCSEs at grade 8 or equivalent, including in your chosen subjects. Course entry requires at least a grade 7 or equivalent in Art at GCSE.
We offer a multitude of disciplines, processes and skills, as well as visiting galleries to complement your studio work. We aim to develop your individual work through: intellectual, imaginative, creative and intuitive powers; investigative, analytical, practical and expressive skills; aesthetic understanding and critical judgement; analysis of contexts and inter-relationships between art, craft and design; knowledge of art, craft and design in contemporary society and in other times and cultures. Component 1: Personal Investigation Coursework, with an initial thematic response exploring a range of media and processes, leading to an individual thematic enquiry, concluding in a body of work and supporting extended essay. Component 2: Externally Set Assignment A body of work produced from an externally set starting point, concluding with a final outcome produced under the exam conditions.
