| Key Stage | Qualification | Course Code | Exam Board |
| KS4 | GCSE | AQA Fine Art 8202 | AQA |
| KS5 | A LEVEL | AQA Fine Art 7202 | AQA |
Years 10 & 11
Art is a creative subject that encourages you to challenge yourself, take risks and learn from them. You develop your imagination at the same time as watching your Art skills grow. You explore new techniques and create artwork that really means something to you. If you opt to study Art you will have the opportunity to learn and develop 2D and 3D skills in drawing, painting, photography and printmaking.
Course content
The basis of the course is drawing and we teach you to develop your drawing style in many different ways, with a wide variety of materials. We encourage you to record your ideas with photography.
What type of artists do you study?
You will explore a wide variety of artists, some historical and some contemporary. We think it is important that you study artists who are working today in all areas of Art; this makes the course more relevant to your own lives and interests.
How are you assessed?
You are assessed in the same four areas as your artwork at Key Stage 3. These are: Investigating artists, Exploring materials, Recording ideas with drawing, Creating personal work
| Component | Assessment |
| Component 1: Portfolio The portfolio must include both a sustained project and a selection of further work resulting from activities such as experiments, skills based workshops, gallery visits and independent study. Students currently create projects on ‘Structure,’ and ‘Abstract Surfaces’. The coursework portfolio lasts until January of Year 11. | 60% of your GCSE grade |
| Component 2: Externally set assignment In January of Year 11, you will be given a choice of questions to respond to from the exam board and you will have around ten weeks to prepare a project. After this you will be given two days to create a resolved piece of work based on your project. | All the work that you create in this unit will account for 40% of your final grade. |
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Sixth Form (Fine Art)
The A Level Art course encourages you to be visually aware of the world around you, recording your experiences and observations.
The initial part of the Year 12 course focuses on drawing, painting and printmaking, before students then begin to create personal work that can develop these techniques as well as investigating photography, textiles, ceramics or sculpture.
During the course you will develop your creativity, skills and knowledge.
Students explore, analyse and study the work of a broad range of artists and influences from past and recent times and you will use this experience to influence your own developing style. You will be encouraged to visit galleries and museums to experience art work first hand independently as well as on visits organised by the school.
Many students leave us to join prestigious Art Colleges around the country to continue their studies.
| Component | Assessment |
| Component 1: Personal Investigation | 60% of A Level Practical investigation supported by written material. |
| Component 2: Externally Set Assignment | 40% of A Level Preparatory period + 15 hours supervised time Students receive a question paper with eight choices to be used as starting points. Students choose only one. |
