Component 1: Personal investigation In year 12 students will complete a Foundation stage working in different areas of fine art: drawing, painting, collage, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. This is supplemented with lessons in critical and contextual studies and trips to central London galleries. Students will develop personal responses to the theme Culture and Society. The development of ideas is documented in a sketchbook and the project culminates in an ambitious final piece. Component 2: Externally Set Assignment The title for the A-Level Fine Art exam project will be released in early February. Students have a period of 8-10 weeks (plus the spring half term and Easter holiday) to develop ideas through preparatory studies before spending two days in the department realising a final outcome as part of the 15 hours, controlled assessment. Year 12 Foundation – Culture and Society Exploring personal ideas independently through 4-week introductory workshops. Autumn: drawing sculpture painting Spring: printmaking film/photography collage Summer: gallery visits, artist talks prepare for A2 Personal Investigation. presentations Critical and contextual lessons to support understanding and written analysis of modern and contemporary art concepts. ‘Ways of Seeing’ John Berger. You will have six periods a week of taught lessons which are normally three double lessons. We expect you to arrive punctually, ready to work and equipped with materials you need to complete work. As an Advanced Level student, you must be independent and working ambitiously outside of your sketchbook, making artwork in response to your area of interest that stretches and challenges you. Sketchbooks are vital and are used mostly outside of lessons for you to push independent work forward. Research and writing is on-going throughout the course and most of this will be completed in your own time. Art trips are arranged throughout the year to central London galleries and students are encouraged to visit and document relevant exhibitions independently in their own time.
You will need a 6 or above at GCSE art, (a five dependent on department approval) and enjoy the combination of practical, technical, creative, and contextual demands involved in such a practical, coursework-laden subject.
Students receive feedback regularly throughout the course so that they are clear about how to progress and develop their ideas further. Feedback takes a variety of forms: written assessment and next steps advice, self assessment, one-to-one tutorials, and group critiques in which students present their work to their peers. The coursework unit (Personal Investigation) forms 60% of the overall mark for A-Level. Students begin developing ideas for this in year 12 and complete this component in the autumn and spring terms in year 13. The externally set exam component is completed in the summer term of year 13 and is worth 40% of the overall mark for the A-Level. All student work will be assessed against the following Assessment Objectives. Assessment Objective 1 – Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding Assessment Objective 2 – Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops Assessment Objective 3 – Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress Assessment Objective 4 – Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements How much time should I be expected to spend on assignments, projects, field trips etc.? It’s important that you complete five hours of homework per week including research and practical. With your fellow students you will organise group visits to galleries at least once every half term.
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Westminster |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Oxford Road, London, NW6 5SN |
Component 1: Personal investigation In year 12 students will complete a Foundation stage working in different areas of fine art: drawing, painting, collage, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. This is supplemented with lessons in critical and contextual studies and trips to central London galleries. Students will develop personal responses to the theme Culture and Society. The development of ideas is documented in a sketchbook and the project culminates in an ambitious final piece. Component 2: Externally Set Assignment The title for the A-Level Fine Art exam project will be released in early February. Students have a period of 8-10 weeks (plus the spring half term and Easter holiday) to develop ideas through preparatory studies before spending two days in the department realising a final outcome as part of the 15 hours, controlled assessment. Year 12 Foundation – Culture and Society Exploring personal ideas independently through 4-week introductory workshops. Autumn: drawing sculpture painting Spring: printmaking film/photography collage Summer: gallery visits, artist talks prepare for A2 Personal Investigation. presentations Critical and contextual lessons to support understanding and written analysis of modern and contemporary art concepts. ‘Ways of Seeing’ John Berger. You will have six periods a week of taught lessons which are normally three double lessons. We expect you to arrive punctually, ready to work and equipped with materials you need to complete work. As an Advanced Level student, you must be independent and working ambitiously outside of your sketchbook, making artwork in response to your area of interest that stretches and challenges you. Sketchbooks are vital and are used mostly outside of lessons for you to push independent work forward. Research and writing is on-going throughout the course and most of this will be completed in your own time. Art trips are arranged throughout the year to central London galleries and students are encouraged to visit and document relevant exhibitions independently in their own time.
You will need a 6 or above at GCSE art, (a five dependent on department approval) and enjoy the combination of practical, technical, creative, and contextual demands involved in such a practical, coursework-laden subject.
Students receive feedback regularly throughout the course so that they are clear about how to progress and develop their ideas further. Feedback takes a variety of forms: written assessment and next steps advice, self assessment, one-to-one tutorials, and group critiques in which students present their work to their peers. The coursework unit (Personal Investigation) forms 60% of the overall mark for A-Level. Students begin developing ideas for this in year 12 and complete this component in the autumn and spring terms in year 13. The externally set exam component is completed in the summer term of year 13 and is worth 40% of the overall mark for the A-Level. All student work will be assessed against the following Assessment Objectives. Assessment Objective 1 – Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding Assessment Objective 2 – Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops Assessment Objective 3 – Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress Assessment Objective 4 – Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements How much time should I be expected to spend on assignments, projects, field trips etc.? It’s important that you complete five hours of homework per week including research and practical. With your fellow students you will organise group visits to galleries at least once every half term.
