Key Stage 5
Fine Art
OCR Art and Design Fine Art : level 6 in GCSE art is required to follow this course
Year 12
During the first term, students receive workshops in order to develop their skills in drawing, painting and mixed media. These workshops are closely linked to homework and the study of relevant artists. During the second term, students complete a mock examination. This takes the form of a project based on a theme chosen from the list supplied by the school, which culminates in a final piece carried out in a fifteen hour examination. Students also begin their personal investigation essay as described below.
Year 13
Students continue to develop their skills in drawing, painting and mixed media. Students decide on their own theme for their Personal Investigation and follow their own line of enquiry with teacher guidance. They use materials of their own choice and select their own artists to inform their art work. The Personal investigation should include a 1000-3000 word essay. This is completed in the first term. In the second term, students complete an examination. This takes the form of another project, based on a theme chosen from the list supplied by the examination board, which culminates in a final piece carried out in a 15 hour examination.
Photography
OCR Art and Design Photography : level 6 in a creative GCSE subject is required to follow this course.
Year 12
Students receive workshops for the first term in order to learn how to use the camera, composition, lighting and editing. Alongside these workshops students will analyse the images and techniques of a range of photographers and create their own to practice these techniques. In the second term, students complete an examination. This takes the form of a project based on a theme chosen from the list supplied by the School which culminates in a final set of photographs carried out in a ten hour practical examination. Students are assessed only on their examination project for their AS qualification. They also begin their personal investigation essay as described below.
Year 13
Students decide on their own theme for their Personal Investigation and follow their own line of enquiry with teacher guidance. The Personal investigation should include a 1000-3000 word essay related to an aspect of photography. This is completed in the first term. In the second term, students complete an examination. This takes the form of another project, based on a theme chosen from the list supplied by the examination board, which culminates in a 15 hour practical examination.
