Welcome to the

Art Department

Equipment & Facilities• Central Studio• 5 Art Studios• Large Darkroom• Digital laboratory – Adobe Photoshop• Video editing/Pinacle Studio/Final Cut Pro• Ceramics Studio• Sculpture Workshop• TV studio• Shaw Gallery• Art Library

We offer two parallel courses at AS and A Level :

a) Art & Design (Unendorsed)b) Art & Design (Photography)

The two courses share a common syllabus core and identical examination structure.

Each level consists of 2 units

AS Level Unit 1 : Coursework 60% Unit 2 : Externally Set Assignment 40%

A LevelUnit 3 : Practical Work and Personal Study 60% Unit 4 : Externally Set Assignment 40%

Department and Course Structure

Course Requirements

Students need to produce work journals and final pieces for

each unit.

All units are individually assessed using a similar assessment grid as

GCSE.

There is a full length mock examination in January.

A2 Art(Performance)

A2 Photography

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TeachingFive teachers and the art technician contribute to the courses offering a range of skills and approaches. We also have an Artist in Residence who adds another creative input to the department.

Courtyard Project

Field days

Visits to London galleries are an exciting way of researching artists. Tate Modern, Saatchi, V&A, British Museum, NPG, NG, and the Photographers Gallery are all popular venues.

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Art DepartmentVisits Abroad

Madrid 2011

Florence 2012

Venice 2013

Apply to a Foundation Course.Art and Photography are accepted as third subjects by 90% of universities

and the subjects can be studied further in their own right – Fine Art,

Photography courses, Media studies, Film studies, TV production...

Many occupations require creative thinkers....be distinctive!

After A levels

Who should apply?

Students who are passionate about the arts!

Motivated individuals who can work independently and make good use of our

excellent facilities!

Independent thinkers who take the initiative and visit current exhibitions in their spare

time!

Questions?

Final Exhibition