Overview
Many graduate employers seek to recruit people who are lateral thinkers and creative problem solvers. These qualities are natural to artists and designers and therefore make them an attractive asset, particularly to the UK creative industries sector. This sector relies on people who can think differently, formulate questions and solve problems.
Curriculum
Lower Sixth: AS Qualification
Component 1 – Portfolio of Work
- 96 marks 60% of AS
Component 2 – Externally Set Assignment
- No time limit Preparatory period + 10 hours supervised time
- 96 marks 40% of AS
Upper Sixth: A2 Qualification
Component 1 - Personal investigation
- 96 marks 60% of A Level
Component 2 – Externally Set Assignment
- No time limit Preparatory period + 15 hours supervised time
- 96 marks 40% of A Level
Educational visits and extra curricular activity
Art pupils will be able to take part in trips to major UK exhibitions. There are also visiting artists and crafts people during lunch time and all pupils have after school access to the Art room and its facilities.
Rooms and resources
The Art Department also welcomes visiting artists into the classroom and students have the invaluable opportunity to work alongside a range of practitioners, extending their knowledge of techniques and applying new skills. The Department is housed in 3 purpose built rooms including a designated 6th form studio. Pupils have access to computers, a scanner, cameras, a kiln, a printing press and sewing machines.
