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Year 12 Content from September 2015
Component 1 Personal Creative Enquiry
100% coursework internally assessed and externally moderated.
The Personal Creative Enquiry consists of an extended, exploratory project/portfolio and outcome/s based on themes and subject matter which are personal and meaningful to the learner. The themes will be independently selected and may include the human condition, landscape and environment or still life as starting points. The Enquiry will integrate critical, practical and theoretical work. The learner will be required to select, evaluate and present work for assessment. Submissions will be assessed through the use of the assessment objectives. Work will be determined by the learner and teacher, assessed by the teacher and externally moderated.
Year 13 Content from September 2016
Component 1: Personal Investigation
(60 % of A Level), entirely coursework, internally assessed and externally moderated
The Personal Investigation consists of a major in-depth, practical, critical and theoretical investigative project/theme-based portfolio. Learners will be required to carry out an extended critical and contextual analysis (1000 word minimum requirement). Critical contextual understanding may be demonstrated through written, visual, oral or other appropriate forms.
All work will be selected, evaluated and presented for assessment by candidates.
Component 2: Externally Set Assignment
(40% of A level), leading to an examination of 15 hours
Learners will be required to independently develop a personal response to one of a varied range of stimuli. Learners will develop their response during a preparatory study period culminating in a 15 hour sustained focus study. To be externally set from the 1st February 2017.
All work will be selected, evaluated and presented for assessment by the candidates. Critical contextual understanding should be demonstrated through written, visual, oral or other appropriate forms
Assessment
Year 12 Assessment: Personal Creative Enquiry
100% coursework internally assessed and externally moderated in the form of a display of student’s visual outcomes and sketchbooks/preparatory studies.
This component is assessed using 4 Assessment Objectives, A01 Contextual Understanding; A02 Creative Making; A03 Reflective Recording; A04 Personal Presentation. This component is assessed out of a total of 100 marks, with 25 marks for each Assessment Objective.
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AO1 Contextual Understanding |
25% |
Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. |
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AO2 Creative Making |
25% |
Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. |
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AO3 Reflective Recording |
25% |
Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. |
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AO4 Personal Presentation |
25% |
Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. |
Year 13 Assessment: Personal Investigation
100% coursework, internally assessed and externally moderated, in the form of a visual display of students’ visual outcomes and sketchbook/preparatory studies.
This unit is assessed using 4 Assessment Objectives, A01 Contextual Understanding; A02 Creative Making; A03 Reflective Recording; A04 Personal Presentation. This unit is assessed for a total of 120 marks, with 30 marks for each Assessment Objective
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AO1 Contextual Understanding |
25% |
Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding |
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AO2 Creative Making |
25% |
Experiment with and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining their ideas as their work develops |
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AO3 Reflective Recording |
25% |
Record in visual and/ or other forms ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions, demonstrating an ability to reflect on their work and progress |
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AO4 Personal Presentation |
25% |
Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating critical understanding, realising intentions and where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral or other elements |
Entry Requirements
Students require a grade B or above in Art and Design GCSE, and at least a C grade in English GCSE. Students maybe invited in for interview with a portfolio of artwork. Please see the Generic Entry Requirement Document for more details.
Career Progression
Students who study Fine Art continue into a career in a number of different disciplines within the creative industries. Many students progress on to Foundation courses and degrees in Art and Design at London Art schools. Many students further progress on to a career as a Fine Artist, Illustrator, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Fashion/Textile Designer, Architect, Gallery Curator, and Film-Maker.
