A Level Art and Design

A-level Art and Design is intended to deepen your understanding of art practice and extend the creative skills developed at GCSE. Students have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of media and will be encouraged to be adventurous in expressing their own thoughts, observations and ideas. Observational drawing is fundamental to art practice and will form the keystone for each project. Students will work to set themes and be expected to explore, analyse and investigate the work of other artists, craft persons and designers to develop personal final outcomes, whilst developing personal skills and knowledge such as originality and fluency of ideas.

Full details of the course, its aims, objectives and methods of assessment can be accessed via the link:

Unit 1 - Personal Investigation (60%) - a practical unit with written elements

Unit 2 - External Set Assignment (40%) – a controlled test in two parts: a) preparatory period; b) fifteen-hour exam.

We very much welcome applications from any student committed to achieving their full academic potential.

Our entry requirements are as follows:

• 5 x GCSEs at minimum Grade 4

• GCSE Grade 4 in English and Mathematics

• GCSE Grade 5 in an academically relevant qualification to the chosen A-level subject

Higher education and career pathways supported by A-level Art and Design include:

• Web design

• Digital illustration

• Architecture

• Interior design

• Artist / illustrator

• Curating