Time Allocation: Art and Design is a GCSE option choice; therefore, during KS4, 2 hours per week are allocated to its study.
Exam Board: Edexcel
Course Content: The Art and Design course enables students to develop their creative ability using media they are both familiar and unfamiliar with. They will learn how to investigate through observation, analysis and experimentation; express and record personal ideas by developing skills using two and/or three dimensional materials; develop initial ideas using a variety of media and personal links to produce a final realisation; understand the work of different artists and artistic movements and techniques and relate it to their work
Over the course of Year 9 and Year 10, students have the opportunity to experiment with a wide range of media and to expand their skills base in painting, drawing, collage printing, sculpture, mixed media, computer-generated packages and photography. Based on the competencies they have developed, students will be in a position to work on their final GCSE assessment pieces during Year 11.
A summary outline of the course is as follows:
Component 1: Personal Portfolio – worth 60% of final grade. Consists of the Surfaces and Identity Units.
Component 2: ESA (10 hour examination). Title set by exam board. 20 hours of personal preparation. – Worth 40% of final grade.
Course structure
Year 9 Autumn Term |
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Unit 1: Surfaces |
An intensive introduction to the course. Structured teaching of the Formal elements/visual language.
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Interim Evaluation |
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Autumn Term ( second half) |
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Interim assessment |
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Spring Term Mock exam (to be part of cwk) |
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Summer Term |
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Year 10 Identity Unit Autumn term |
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ELEMENTS: 2D PAINITNG
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Spring Term |
January Mock Examinations.
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Summer Term |
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Year 11 Autumn Term |
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Spring term |
January Mock Examinations.
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Component 2: ESA (Exam) Spring/ Summer term February – April Final Examination set in April. |
Externally set assignment in Art & Design
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Formative Assessment:
Homework is set each week and can be found on Class Charts. Target-setting, based on these assessments, takes place every three weeks. Progress towards these targets is monitored closely by both students and teachers. Support pathways for both practical and written work are developed to meet individual student need and ambition.
Summative Assessment:
Component 1 (60%) is a Controlled Assessment which is similar to traditional coursework. It consists of 2 equally weighted projects, ‘Surfaces’ (Year 9 ceramics) and ‘Identity (Year 10 painting). A minimum of 45 hours of work needs to be produced as well as a final substantial outcome for each project.
Component 2 (40%) is the Examination piece, the title for which is set by the exam board each year. The title is available in January of Year 11 and from this point onwards, lesson time will be dedicated to preparing for this exam. A minimum of 20 hours needs to be spent on this preparation. The actual exam takes place at the end of Year 11 and will last 10 hours, split equally over two days.
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Why you should consider studying Art & Design:
Studying Art and Design GCSE enables students to develop their creative ability in an innovating and imaginative department. Students will also expand their skill base in painting, drawing, collage printing, sculpture, mixed media, computer-generated packages and photography. Students will learn how to:
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Investigate possibilities through observation, analysis and experimentation;
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Express and record personal ideas by developing skills in using two and/or three-dimensional materials;
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Understand the world of art, craft and design and relate to their work;
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Present their work to its best advantage.
What skills profile a GCSE Art and Design student should have:
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Not be afraid to expose their creative ability
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Be prepared develop their skills using a variety of different media i.e. collage, Photoshop, and to use these in their work
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Be interested in the work of different artists and art movements and to be willing to incorporate these into their own work
What opportunities a GCSE in Art & Design will lead to:
If successful at GCSE level there are opportunities to progress to A level and then follow a foundation course in Art and Design which will lead to a degree specialism in The Arts. There are a myriad of career paths one can take having studied art, such as: Architecture; Interior Design, Landscape and Product Design; Photography; Professional Artist; Illustrator; Animator, Carpenter, Computer Aided Designer and Advertising.
Famous Artists include: Kehinde Whiley , Michael Craig Martin, Leonardo Da Vinci and Zaha Hadid.
For more information, contact Ms Premji and Ms Foster.