Art

Art & Design - Fine Art GCSE 

AQA (8202) 

(Remember you can only choose one of the Art & Design subjects - not both)

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Students will be encouraged to develop creativity, technical skills associated with Fine Art practice, self-confidence and an enthusiasm and passion for the wide range of different types of Art worldwide. Project work is based around developing individual ideas inspired by an artist/designer/craftsperson. These ideas are then investigated and experimented in a range of materials leading to a final piece of work. The syllabus is unendorsed which means students will be creating work in a wide variety of media such as, paint, pencil, pastel, collage, printmaking, wire modeling, textiles and three-dimensional work.

Students will learn a wide range of practical skills including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printing and photography.  Students will also learn to develop their own ideas and imaginative artwork based on their practical research and the exploration of artists and designers.  General analytical, organisational and presentational skills will underpin all work. Students will also learn how to become independent thinkers by using their own initiative to create experimental and original artwork mixing media and techniques in response to a brief.

HOW WILL MY LEARNING BE ASSESSED? 

Students are required to produce a coursework portfolio of work throughout Years 10 and 11.  Every piece of this is looked at in the final assessment which equates to 60% of the final GCSE grade. This coursework must include practical skills, sketchbooks and pieces based on knowledge of the work of other artists and designers. Students are also expected to provide written or typed annotations as their work progresses explaining ideas and reflecting on their choices.

The remaining 40% of the GCSE grade is obtained through preparatory work and a ten hour externally set task which students sit in the Spring Term of Year 11.  Students will be expected to attend GCSE Art club once a week from 3pm to 4pm and complete and extend coursework for Home Learning.

Art & Design - Three-dimensional design GCSE

AQA (8205) 

(Remember you can only choose one of the Art & Design subjects - not both)

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Students will experience a variety of Three Dimensional Design methods.  This course is ideal for students who have a particular interest in materials, modelling, designing through creative and practical skills. Students will learn a wide range of practical skills including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printing and photography.  Students will also learn to develop their own ideas and imaginative artwork based on their practical research and the exploration of artists and designers.  General analytical, organisational and presentational skills will underpin all work. Students will also learn how to become independent thinkers by using their own initiative to create experimental and original artwork mixing media and techniques in response to a brief.

The course is delivered through a series of portfolio based tasks to give the student experience of a variety of materials, design methods when linked to 3D artists and designers.  These projects will allow the student to develop a range of practical and design skills.  Each task will have a technical focus, which will relate to theory and widen their knowledge and contextualise the subject within industry and support them in their exam preparation. Regular catch up sessions are provided for the GCSE students as they will be expected to do at least 60 minutes of independent study outside of class time each week, this is usually for researching tasks relevant to their projects.

Examples of the components studied on the course are Sculpture, Ceramics, Product Design and Designs for theatre.

HOW WILL MY LEARNING BE ASSESSED? 

Students are required to produce a coursework portfolio of work throughout Years 10 and 11.  Every piece of this is looked at in the final assessment which equates to 60% of the final GCSE grade. This coursework must include practical skills, sketchbooks and pieces based on knowledge of the work of other artists and designers. Students are also expected to provide written or typed annotations as their work progresses explaining ideas and reflecting on their choices.

The remaining 40% of the GCSE grade is obtained through preparatory work and a ten hour externally set task which students sit in the Spring Term of Year 11.  Students will be expected to attend GCSE Tech club once a week from 3pm to 4pm and complete and extend coursework for Home Learning.