Course information
Graphic Communication
Aldridge School - A Science College - Walsall
01922743988
Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BG
Course summary

Personal investigation: Personal investigation: The course we deliver aims to give students a wide range of experiences related to the design industry. Students will produce work from a range of centre set briefs. Projects intended to be delivered include Corporate Branding, Graphic Illustration – Comic book/Children’s book, Character design and design for advertising. Externally set task: The exam board release an externally set task paper in February which will be completed in the second year of the course. The paper will contain a range of briefs from which they will choose one. They will produce a body of work for this which leads to a final outcome being produced over a 15 hour period.

Entry requirements

Grade 4 or above an Art or design technology specification or a portfolio of work seen to be an equivalent to this.

How you'll be assessed

Work is internally assessed and externally moderated by a visiting moderator Controlled Assessments/NEA: 60% Personal investigation – starting points set by the centre. 40% Externally set task – starting points set by the exsam board.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityWalsall
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
AddressTynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BG