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Art
Minimum Entry Criteria
Desired: 7 in Art (or Textiles or portfolio of work if the subject is not studied at GCSE)
Essential: 6 in Art (or Textiles or portfolio of work if the subject is not studied at GCSE)
Board
Edexcel
Outline of the Course
Year 12:
Unit 1a: ‘Change’: Looking at Still Life and Landscape. Exploring innovative drawing techniques, colour theory, large scale mixed-media pieces, oil painting and egg tempera
Unit 1b: ‘The Figure’. A portfolio project of life drawing studies in a range of media
Unit 2: Thematic Unit
Year 13:
Unit 3a: Personal Study (Essay)
Unit 3b: Personal Investigation (practical work inspired by student’ ideas)
Unit 4: The Exam Unit
Assessment
Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
|
1 |
Personal study (Essay) |
10 weeks |
12% |
2 |
Coursework and Personal Investigation |
Selected from across the 2 year course |
60% (including 12% for the essay) |
3 |
Examination Unit |
Personal development in sketchbook and timed test (15 hours) |
40% |
