Art and Design (Fine Art) or Art and Design (Photography)

Assessment

Year 12 – Component 1 During terms 1-3 students will learn and extend a number of skills using a wide variety of materials. Both Photography and Fine Art students will have the same starting point from which they will explore sources and techniques. Work will mostly be sketchbook based Year 12 – Component 1 (coursework personal Investigation) Students will decide on their own personal investigation project title, this is an individual process. Building on skills learnt during their foundation terms students will develop ideas using sources. Year 13 – Component 1 Students will continue to develop and refine ideas both in and out of their sketchbooks. Through 1-2-1 tuitions students will extend their ideas and will research and develop work independently to produce a personalised journal and series of outcomes. Students will also produce an extended essay supporting the sketchbook work. Year 13 – Component 2 Externally set assignment. Students will have a choice of titles and will have approximately 12 weeks to develop a project with the final piece/s being produced during 15 hours of supervised time. This unit makes up 40% of the A Level.