GCSE FINE ART - KS4

WHO’S WHO?

Progress Leader: Mr S Chilvers
Teaching Staff: Miss R Pritchard, Mrs B Watson
Link Governor: Mrs R Sinnott

COURSE INFORMATION

GCSE Fine Art follows the processes practiced and discovered in the Year 9 sustained project and applied more independently to create a portfolio of work that shows students are able to develop and apply the knowledge, understanding and skills specified in the subject content within the context of fine art practice and their selected area(s) of study.

GCSE Art and Design consists of two units of controlled assessment/portfolio which aim to develop the study skills essential to the subject whilst fully meeting the four assessment objectives. The practices undertaken include: observational drawing, painting, collage / mixed media, printing, and critical thinking.

COURSE SPECIFICATION

Students follow the AQA GCSE Art and Design specification. Click here to view the specification.

COURSE CONTENT

Students learn how sources relate to individual, social, historical, environmental, cultural, ethical and/or issues-based contexts and how ideas, themes, forms, feelings and concerns can inspire personally determined responses that are primarily aesthetic, intellectual or conceptual.

Within the context of fine art, students must demonstrate the ability to use fine art techniques, processes as well as media/materials in appropriate ways to evidence students’ personal intentions.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Unit 1: 60% coursework – sustained project sketchbooks/A2 boards project

Unit 2: 40% externally set assignment consisting of – preparatory studies developing work in sketchbooks culminating in an exam style-controlled assessment at the end of the course for 10 hours.

Assessment objectives (AOs) are set by Ofqual and are the same across all GCSE Art and Design specifications and all exam boards. The exams and non-exam assessment will measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives.

AO1: Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.
AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.
AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.
AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.

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YEAR 10
TERM	UNIT OF STUDY	KEY SKILLS / LEARNING
Autumn	Sustained Project 1: Cool Britannia & 90s Culture	Analysis of Art / Critical studies Collage/Decollage Printing Techniques Painting Techniques
Spring	Sustained Project 1: Cool Britannia & 90s Culture Project 2: Cityscapes Composition creation	Art as social commentary Drawing Critical Analysis / Self Reflection Design process Generation of Personal Response
Summer	Sustained Project 2: Cityscapes	Collage & Layering Drawing in detail Observational Sketching Painting Drawing to scale Critical Analysis / Self Reflection Design process Generation of Personal Response
YEAR 11
Autumn	Sustained Project 3: Students have the selection of projects based on Abstract Art Human Figure Landscapes	Critical Analysis of Contextual references Drawing to scale Painting & Drawing Mixed Media Composition and layout Self Reflection Generation of Personal Response
Spring	AQA External Set Assignment Students will select one of seven starting points from the issued paper in January of their examination year.	Critical Analysis of Contextual references Drawing to scale Painting & Drawing Mixed Media Composition and layout Self Reflection Generation of Personal Response
Summer	Course Complete

ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Gallery visits if relevant exhibition available to support learning.

A LEVEL/BTEC REQUIREMENTS:

Students are usually required to have a 9 - 5 pass at GCSE to enter AS/A2.

A Level Courses: Art, craft and design, Fine art, Graphic communication, Textile design, Three-dimensional design, Photography.
BTEC Courses include Level 3 Extended Diplomas in Art & Design, Creative Media, Interactive Media, 3D Design, Fine Art, Photography, Graphics.

HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Enquire the about the topic of studies and the use of first-hand imagery generated through photography is particularly useful. During the projects on Cityscapes taking them to Liverpool or Manchester and supporting them take imagery to support their studies for example would be very useful to them picking up marks. Encourage them to follow official profiles of the artists they study on social media.

WHERE TO GO:

Visit Galleries (Tate Liverpool, Whitworth Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery)
Tate Modern, National Portrait Gallery and Saatchi Gallery (London).

WHAT TO WATCH:

Artist documentaries & Films/TV Series about the life of artists.
YouTube videos about BritPop and 90s Culture.
Year 10: Supersonic (NetFlix, Amazon Prime).
Year 11: Any YouTube videos about the artists forming part of their individual studies.
YouTube: Any video clips on GCSE students' work focusing on sketchbook creation.

WHAT TO READ:

Any books that explore the background to the 90s Culture project especially on BritPop.
Books related to Art movements or artists forming their personal studies.

ONLINE:

Follow the department Twitter and Instagram accounts for links, ideas and support.

Student Art Guide

BBC Bitesize Art

The Tate Modern & Britain

The National Portrait Gallery

Museum of Modern Art

The National Gallery

FUTURE CAREERS:

Accessory designer, Advertising designer, Animator, Architect, Art Historian, Art Gallery Curator, Art Teacher/Lecturer, Art Therapist, Art administrator, Cake Decorator, Ceramics artist, Concept Artist, Design director, Design strategist, Fashion designer, Fine artist, Floral designer, Graphic designer, Hairstylist, Illustrator, Interior designer, Jewellery designer, Make-up artist, Photographer, Photojournalist, Production designer, Sculptor, Set designer, Tattoo artist, Web design.