Art and Design

Course summary

In A Level, students have the opportunity to study Art and Design further. In Art and Design, they start the year with a variety of mini projects designed to further refine their skills. They explore; portraiture, sculpture, collage, printmaking and illustration. After this, students start their Personal Investigation which is 60% of their final grade. They continue this until February of Year 13 where they start their exam project based on a brief provided by the exam board. They will then sit a 15 hour exam to create a final piece. This is worth 40% of the A Level.