Page 24 - Sixth Form prospectus 2020

COURSE
ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN
TITLE

Grade 5 or above if studied at GCSE. If you did not study art at
SPECIFIC ENTRY
GCSE level, you will be required to provide a substantial portfolio
REQUIREMENTS
that demonstrates skill in drawing and painting.

Students who will be suited to this course will be creative,

open-minded and inspiring, and will have an enthusiasm for the
subject. They will need to have an awareness of their natural
environment and an ability to analyse works of art.

Component 1: personal investigation (60%)

CONTENT OF Component 2: externally set assignment (40%): 15 hours of

COURSE supervised time plus preparatory period

Year 12 consists of a series of workshops, to build upon and
further develop existing artistic skills, in a variety of disciplines.

Year 13 consists of one substantial project, concluding with the
externally set assignment which will be distributed on 1st
February.

EXAMINATIONS
The examination will be taken at the end of the two year course in
AND the spring term. Each component has a weighting towards the

ASSESSMENTS final grade.

This course will enable students to progress to foundation art
courses or gain direct entry onto degree courses in art, design,
architecture and photography.

SKILLS, LINKS
Potential career areas from this subject include advertising,
AND graphics, fashion, film and television, interior design, product

PROGRESSION design and stage design.

Students in this subject need to have a high degree of self-
motivation, independent thought, confidence in their own ability
as artists and, most importantly, the will to succeed.

Head of Art: Miss J Hallworth
CONTACT
janinehallworth@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk