Art and Design

Assessment

The course is split over 2 units in total as shown below: Unit 1 Coursework– students choose their own theme for this unit and create a project based upon this. It takes the form of a ‘Personal Study’ which involves an analytical essay of no less than 1,000 words alongside art work which is related to the art based topic chosen for the essay. This work is completely independently based upon the area of study chosen by the student. Unit 2 (Exam) Controlled Assessment set by the board which will begin in January and must be completed by the controlled test in May. This is in the same form as the timed exam for both GCSE and the mock at Year 12 but at a much higher technical and intellectual level.