Art and Design
Head of Dept: Mrs W Olphert
Staff in department
Mrs B Lowth, Mrs W Olphert, Miss S Gallagher (Technician)
A Level
- A level exam board: CCEA
| Module | % of AS or A2 grade | How is it assessed? | Module Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS Module 1 | 50% of AS, 20% of A Level | Teacher assessed with external moderation | Experimental Portfolio |
| AS Module 2 | 50% of AS, 20% of A Level | Teacher assessed with external moderation | Personal Outcome |
| A2 Module 1 | 20% of A2, 12% of A Level | Teacher assessed with external moderation | Personal Investigation (Essay) 1000-3000 words |
| A2 Module 2 | 40% of A2, 24% of A Level | Teacher assessed with external moderation | Externally set assignment |
| A2 Module 3 | 40% of A2, 24% of A Level | Teacher assessed with external moderation | Practical element A01, 2, 3 only |
GCSE
- GCSE exam board: CCEA
| GCSE | % of GCSE grade | How is it assessed? | Unit title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Part A 25% Part B 35% | Teacher assessed with external moderation | Part A: Exploratory portfolio Part B: Investigating the Creative and Cultural Industries |
| Unit 2 | 40% | Teacher assessed with external moderation | Working to a stimulus |
KS3: Brief topic overview
Year 8
Pencils, shape and form, shading, highlights, colour, tints and tones, colour psychology, painting techniques, textures, painted textures, portraits, ICT poster, critical and contextual research on portraits
Year 9
Autumn landscape, perspective, vanishing points, composition and balance, pattern making, printmaking, ICT pattern making, ceramics and low relief, life drawing. Critical and Contextual research – Impressionism and Rodin and Moore.
Year 10
Culture project, 3D construction, mixed media, good design, the design loop, designing confectionary eggs, ICT graphic design project. Critical and Contextual research Post Impressionism and Picasso and Cubism.