A Level Art fosters critical and creative thinking skills. Pupils are encouraged to work independently and collaboratively, developing curiosity and resilience, whilst effectively using their imagination to problem-solve and innovate. The course values the individual and is structured to challenge, inspire and allow opportunities to excel in a personal line of investigation. A Level Art leads to a diverse range of further education and career options. Past pupils have successfully secured foundation and degree places on courses for Architecture, Art History, Fashion design, Fine Art, Graphic Design and Illustration, to name a few. Institutions have positively commented on their diverse, creative and skilful A Level portfolios. The course begins with a structured ‘four-term foundation’ designed to introduce pupils to the four-assessment objectives and good A Level practice. Based around a title, all pupils will learn how to: AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. UNITS OF ASSESSMENT COMPONENT 1: Personal investigation. Weighting 60% Pupils can carry work forward from their ‘four term foundation’ as this component has no time limit. This needs to be a coherent, in-depth experimental study, supported by written work. The written work includes a more formal and insightful overview of the pupil’s personal investigation. The whole body of work demonstrates the pupil’s ability to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning from an initial starting point to a final realisation. COMPONENT 2: Externally set assignment. Weighting 40% Start: On receipt of examination paper, in the U6th. Finish: On completing 15 hours supervised examination, in the U6th. Following receipt of the examination paper pupils will consider the starting points, select one and carry out an in-depth study (based on assessment objectives AO1, AO2 and AO3) until the start of the unaided, supervised examination time. During the 15 hours examination pupils will produce a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes (AO4), informed by their preparatory work.
Subject Requirements - 7 or higher in Art GCSE
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
A Level Art fosters critical and creative thinking skills. Pupils are encouraged to work independently and collaboratively, developing curiosity and resilience, whilst effectively using their imagination to problem-solve and innovate. The course values the individual and is structured to challenge, inspire and allow opportunities to excel in a personal line of investigation. A Level Art leads to a diverse range of further education and career options. Past pupils have successfully secured foundation and degree places on courses for Architecture, Art History, Fashion design, Fine Art, Graphic Design and Illustration, to name a few. Institutions have positively commented on their diverse, creative and skilful A Level portfolios. The course begins with a structured ‘four-term foundation’ designed to introduce pupils to the four-assessment objectives and good A Level practice. Based around a title, all pupils will learn how to: AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. UNITS OF ASSESSMENT COMPONENT 1: Personal investigation. Weighting 60% Pupils can carry work forward from their ‘four term foundation’ as this component has no time limit. This needs to be a coherent, in-depth experimental study, supported by written work. The written work includes a more formal and insightful overview of the pupil’s personal investigation. The whole body of work demonstrates the pupil’s ability to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning from an initial starting point to a final realisation. COMPONENT 2: Externally set assignment. Weighting 40% Start: On receipt of examination paper, in the U6th. Finish: On completing 15 hours supervised examination, in the U6th. Following receipt of the examination paper pupils will consider the starting points, select one and carry out an in-depth study (based on assessment objectives AO1, AO2 and AO3) until the start of the unaided, supervised examination time. During the 15 hours examination pupils will produce a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes (AO4), informed by their preparatory work.
Subject Requirements - 7 or higher in Art GCSE
