Course information
Art and Design
Queens Park Community School - Brent
02084381700
Aylestone Avenue, London, NW6 7BQ
Course summary

A level Art and Design allows you to develop an exciting and extensive range of creative and technical skills and gain a strong understanding of historic and contemporary visual art movements through supporting contextual studies. You will develop your drawing and painting skills and experiment with a range of other media and techniques. You will study the work of a range of artists and develop understanding of some of the concepts behind different artistic movements.

Entry requirements

To study A levels at QPCS you have to achieve at least six GCSE grades 5-9. G5 in Art and G4 English Language.

How you'll be assessed

Year 12 Assessment Component 1: Personal Investigation: experimenting with different media and processes, explore ideas and research from primary and contextual resources. Component 2: Externally Set Assignment: controlled assessment in which you will create your final response to the theme. Year 13 Assessment Component 1: Personal Investigation: Part 1: Supporting studies and personal outcomes. Part 2: A personal study consisting of continuous prose of 1000 – 3000 words. Component 2: Externally Set Assignment: controlled assessment in which you will create your final response to the theme. You submit both your personal studies and the final outcomes.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityBrent
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
AddressAylestone Avenue, London, NW6 7BQ