KS 5 - APPLIED ART & DESIGN
This course prepares students for vocational work in Art and Design and continues the format set at GCSE of externally set professional briefs. Students must meet deadlines, write a management plan, assess Health and Safety issues and carry out a range of research and experimentations to meet a client’s needs-all this to the highest professional standard.
Students are supported in arranging work experience in an Arts environment. Recent placements have seen students working in a graphics’ company, a photographer’s studio and in jewellery design.
Year 12 AS
- Students produce 2 units of work using a variety of media in both 2D and 3D
Year 13 A2
- Students complete a further 8 units, producing a high quality “showcase” of their work
Course Books and Equipment
- Planner, pencils, pens, eraser, ruler, folder
- www.bbc.co.uk/arts
- www.tate.org.uk
- www.nationalgallery.org.uk
- www.nationalgalleries.org
- www.hayward-gallery.org.uk
- www.bl.uk
- www.britishmuseum.org
- www.balticmill.com
- www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
- www.horniman.ac.uk
- www.npg.org.uk
- www.vam.ac.uk
- www.hientertainment.com/artattack
- www.artscouncil.org.uk
- www.designcouncil.org.uk
- www.artcyclopedia.com
Events and Visits
Key Dates