Art & Design - Mrs Lee Wragg (Subject Leader: Art and Design)
The GCSE in Art and Design is designed to be a general course, enabling students to explore a range of two or three dimensional approaches to their work, either as freestanding or related responses.
The work produced for this qualification will show the use of the formal elements (colour, line, tone, form etc) and creative skills, together with the student’s thoughts, beliefs, observations, designs and ideas.
The course consists of -:
Unit 1 – This is the Personal Portfolio in Art and Design, with periodic controlled assessment. This is internally set, marked and externally moderated. This contributes to 60% of the final mark.
Unit 2 – This is the Externally Set Assignment. This is externally set, internally marked and externally moderated. It contributes to 40% of the final mark. This involves a 10 hour exam plus approximately 20 hours pupil preparation. Examples of previous themes have been ‘Spaces’, ‘Journeys’ or ‘I, Me, Mine’.
The four assessment objectives are all equally weighted and are worth 20 marks. Each Unit is marked out of 80. The candidate’s portfolio must show evidence of all Assessment Objectives (or AOs)
AO1
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Develop ideas through investigations, informed by artists and other
sources, demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding.
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25% |
AO2
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Refine ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes.
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25% |
AO3
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Record observations and ideas relevant to the student’s intentions in visual and other forms.
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25% |
| AO4 |
Present a personal, informed and meaningful response, demonstrating
analytical and critical understanding, realising intentions and making
connections between visual, written and oral elements.
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25% |
Students will follow an unendorsed course. This means the students will work in at least two disciplines chosen from Fine Art (printing, painting and drawing), 3D Design (ceramics, constructions using mixed media), Textiles (printed, constructed, fine art) and Photography (digital processing). Students who show a particular aptitude for one of these disciplines may follow an endorsed course of study.
During the first term of Year 10, an off site visit is organised in support of coursework. Previous venues have been the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Modern and National Gallery. Destinations will vary to suit the needs of the project. This is expected to cost approximately £10 for the coach.
What do you need to be able to do to take this course?
This course is suitable for students who are:
- Keen to develop their visual skills
- Creative, enthusiastic and imaginative
- Able to sustain investigation
- Able to enjoy visits to galleries, museums – both on organised trips and those they have
- arranged themselves
- Willing to experiment and take risks with their work
- Willing to review their progress and make improvements
Students are expected to buy a sketchbook (A3 size) which can be bought from the Art Department at £7.00. This will last most of the course. Students are strongly advised to buy a further sketchbook for exam preparation in Year 11. They must also have some basic equipment which will enable them to complete work at home, such as paint, glue and coloured pencils.