Art and Design

Assessment

Component 1: In Component 1, students produce an extended collection of work that exemplifies aspects of their developing knowledge, skills and understanding. They will provide evidence of research, the development of ideas, making skills and critical/contextual understanding. They will demonstrate the ability to sustain work from an initial starting point to a realisation. In Year two there is a continuation of component 1 and the introduction of component 2: In Component 1, worth 60% of total marks, students develop work based on an idea, issue, concept or theme leading to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. Practical elements should make connections with some aspect of contemporary or past practice of artist(s), designer(s), photographers or craftspeople and include written work of no less than 1000 and no more than 3000 words which support the practical work. In Component 2, worth 40% of total marks, students respond to a stimulus, provided by AQA, to produce work which provides evidence of their ability to work independently within specified time constraints, developing a personal and meaningful response which addresses all the assessment objectives and leads to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes.