Art

You should, if you: 

• Enjoy expressing yourself through Art 

• Are willing to push yourself and make mistakes 

• Enjoy using your imagination and being creative 

• Are able to develop your own ideas and make your own artwork 

• Enjoy experimenting with different materials: paint, drawing, printing, digital images, sculpture and photography 

• Are interested in looking at art and learning about different artists and craftspeople. 

Following on from the intense but hugely important project base and skills-building work of Year 9 you will: 

• Continue to expand your knowledge of materials and processes. 

• Work independently on topics using methods suitable to your own ideas. 

• Learn to analyse and evaluate your work using art specific language and vocabulary. 

• Visit art galleries in order to look at traditional or contemporary art. 

• Build a personal portfolio that shows your progress and development as an Artist and independent learner. 

• Retain your current interest in Art and continue to work hard. 

• Be prepared to try out new ideas and techniques. 

• Make mistakes and learn from them. 

• Approach your work as an independent artist making choices and directing the project yourself. 

• Talk about your ideas to staff and other students. 

• Study the work of other artists and gain ideas/inspiration from them. 

• Observe and record all your ideas and drawings in a sketchbook, for each project. 

• Develop ideas, techniques and styles through the use of various materials. 

• Create an independent and original final piece for each project. 

Continual assessment of coursework throughout Years 10 and 11 against the Assessment Objectives for the GCSE. 

Component 1 (60%)

• September Year 10 to December Year 11  

• Two detailed projects 

• Mock GCSE Exam 

Component 2 (40%) 

January Year 11 – June Year 11

• Externally set assignment

• Final 10 hour practical exam with preparatory work 

The Art GCSE is recognised as a vigorous and challenging award. Colleges recognise that GCSE Art students have worked hard independently, developed skills and techniques needed for problem solving.  

Such students are creative thinkers and good communicators with observational and analytical skills.  

All these are recognised transferable skills, making Art GCSE a valuable award to have no matter what plans you have for the future.