A-Level in Art & Design - Art, Craft & Design

This course enables students to develop personal visual responses to ideas stemming from a range of stimuli. This is through the medium of Art, Craft & Design. Craft and Design involves a range of two dimensional and three dimensional ways of making. They will learn about communicating to the public visually, by visiting displays of works of art in order to appreciate, understand and create work inspired by artists, designers and craftspeople.

More info in our Arts Department options booklet: https://options.ashbyschool.org.uk/flip/leaflets/Arts.pdf

Please note if you choose this course you cannot also do Textiles since they are two strands of the same qualification.

Students can take this course to complement many other advanced level subjects. This could lead to Higher Education in areas of Art and Design or more general or combined Higher Education courses. Students may choose a career related to Art and Design, of which there are a vast number to choose from in this multi-billion pound creative industry.

Art will take time to complete due to the practical nature of the subject; you need to consider what other courses you are taking as students can find it challenging balancing two or more practical subjects. You will need to be organised and focused and use your study periods effectively.

The GCE is a recognised qualification that will encourage students to explore a number of transferable skills of creativity, communication, research, debate, constructive criticism, time management, planning, negotiation and problem solving skills. Students will utilise an understanding and knowledge of skills that many employers across lots of industries are looking for.

• Component 1 NEA (coursework) - 60%
• Component 2 EXTERNALLY SET TASK (Exam) - 40%

For all Sixth Form courses, students must have five GCSE (or equivalent) passes at Grades 9-4, which must include Mathematics AND English Language/Literature at a Grade 4 or above.

Students will also require a Grade 4 in Art if taken at GCSE. If no previous Art experience, students will need to show the head of department a sample of design work and/or artwork they have done recently.

Students who study Art could go on to be artists, architects, designers, fashion designers, set designers, inventors, interior designers, involved in film making and television sets/props/costumes, links to design in theatre, writers, journalists, reviewers, illustrators, teachers and more, becoming a part of a multibillion pound creative industry both UK wide and abroad.