Years 12 and 13 A Level Art Curriculum Plan

The Department

AIMS
Through the teaching of Art at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School we aim to stimulate interest in and awareness of the expressive and creative potential of art, craft and design: to enable pupils to become visually literate: to use and understand art as a form of tactile communication and to have confidence and competence in evaluating visual images and artefacts.

OBJECTIVES
Pupils will be given opportunities to:

• Record responses, including observations of the natural and made environment.
• Gather resources and materials, using them to stimulate and develop ideas.
• Explore and use two and three dimensional media, working on a variety of scales.
• Review and modify their work as it progresses.
• Develop understanding of the work of artists, crafts people and designers, applying knowledge to their own work.
• Respond to and evaluate art, craft and design, including their own and others' work.
• Contribute to the school ethos through shared events such as drama productions, displays of work and links with other schools and countries.

A level Specification

AS

As well as forming the first 50% of the Advanced level, the AS course may be used as a stand-alone qualification. Most pupils carry on to complete A2 after the AS.

The AS course builds upon the knowledge, skills and understanding developed in the GCSE course. The emphasis at AS will be on the development of integrated practical and theoretical understanding of methods, media, processes, historical and critical studies.

AS Assessment Units

Unit 1 Coursework

50% of the total AS marks: 80 marks

Coursework Portfolio 25% of the total A Level marks

Candidates should produce a collection of material which exemplifies work carried out during the AS course. Candidates should be selective when deciding what to submit for this unit.

All the work submitted for this unit will be marked as a whole.

Unit 2 Supervised time 5 hours

50% of the total AS marks: 80 marks

AS Externally Set Assignment  25% of the total A Level marks

Candidates select one of five starting points. Candidates may produce preparatory work and a finished piece or pieces or work of a wholly developmental nature. Candidates should be selective when deciding what to submit for this unit.

During this period candidates complete 5 hours unaided, supervised time, in which they focus on developing ideas, the first 2 hours of which should be consecutive. Work produced for this unit, including that produced during the 5 hour period, will be marked as a whole.

A2 Assessment Units

Unit 3 Coursework with no time limit

25% of the total A Level marks: 80 marks

Personal Investigation

Candidates are required to develop personal investigation based on an idea, issue, concept or theme, supported by a written element of no less than 1000 words and no more than 3000 words, leading to a finished piece or pieces.

Candidates should be selective when deciding what to submit for this unit.

All the work produced for this unit will be marked as a whole.

Unit 4 Supervised time 15 hours

25 % of the total A Level marks: 80 marks

A2 Externally Set Assignment

Candidates select one of eight starting points. Candidates should produce preparatory work and a finished piece or pieces.

Candidates should be selective when deciding what to submit for this unit.
Towards the end of this period candidates complete 15 hours of unaided, supervised time, the first 3 hours of which should be consecutive. Work produced for this unit, including that produced during the 15 hours, will be marked as a whole.

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