Extra support Art clubs on a Mond ay, Tuesd ay, Thursday and Friday lunchtime are an ideal opportunity to continue with work in school.
Brighouse High School Finkil Street Brighouse 01484 710408
Monday after school 3.10-4.30 is our after school GCSE club.
A Brooke Head of Art A.brooke@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk
Borrowing equipment—Equipment can be borrowed from the department and should be signed in and out with one of our technicians
D McGee D.mcgee@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk
You can borrow Cameras, photography equipment, art equipment, folders to transport work, paper, etc.
T Lyne T.lyne@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk
Parent Guide to Art and Photography GCSE Welcome to this guide which has been designed to give you advice and help on the support you can give your child during their two year GCSE art and photography course.
The basics
Art shop
COURSEWORK is worth 60%
We have a small shop at school where equipment can be bought. See a technician and our display to see what there is on sale.
We start on coursework at the start of year 10. During this time pupils will complete a taught induction before completing their major personal project.
OTHER INFORMATION
THE DEADLINE FOR ALL THIS WORK IS DECEMBER IN YEAR 11
See BBC Bitesize for a variety of support materials, videos, articles etc.
EXAM is worth 40%
Look at displays around school for examples of past students work Visit a local gallery for ideas and inspiration ASK YOUR TEACHER o r any m em ber of the department if you are still unsure of what to do.
This starts the FIRST lesson back after Christmas of year 11. It is essential pupils attend this lesson as the exam papers are given out and presented by staff. There is then a 12-14 week preparation period before the final 10 hour exam. The 10 hour exam is usually around Easter time and after this is completed and all the work is handed in, the course is completed.
FINE ART support...
PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPORT...
During the induction your child will have a print out of weekly homework in their planner. Use this to encourage them to keep up to date with work and get used to planning time to meet a deadline.
Talk to your child about their work, get them to show you what they have been doing and explain what their work is about. In folders/books there will be post-its from staff and comments in the back with suggestions of work that can be done if they are not sure on what they should be working on. Encourage them to set time aside each week to carry on with work, ideally the same time so that they get into the routine of completing work.
Encourage them to attend at lunchtime or afterschool so they have access to staff and
WORK IS MARKED AGAINST 4 ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES.
Talk to your child about their work, get them to show you what they have been doing and explain what their work is about.
AO2—REFINE WORK by e xplor in g an d experimenting with ideas and materials and
Pupils will be working on Google slides so will have access to all work via the internet. This will enable them to continue work at home. This can be done on a PC, tablet or mobile phone. It may seem obvious but please encourage your child to get out and
If possible provide an area/table space where they can work on their art at home. Try to provide access to basic art equipment at home: ‘B’ pencil, rubber, pens, colour pencils, paints, etc.
During the induction your child will have a print out of weekly homework in their planner. Use this to encourage them to keep up to date with work and get used to planning to meet deadlines.
AO1 –DEVELOP IDEAS thr ou gh investigations making links to the work of others
selecting appropriate materials and techniques to fit your project AO3-RECORD ideas an d obser vation s making sure they are relevant to your project theme AO4-PRESENT a per son al r espon se to your theme that is a complete project with a final response/outcome
about a take photos relating to their
Each of the assessment objects are with 25%
project / theme.
each and are equally important.
If they have access to a camera that is
The wording used by the exam boards assesses the pupils ability in each area:
beneficial, but equipment can be borrowed from school
Minimal—some—moderate— consistent—highly developed— exceptional
The final grade will reflect the time, quality and richness of effort that pupils put into their work. A project needs to reflect the exciting culmination of all ideas and research done during the prep time. The processes of experimentation and exploration will have identified the right materials and techniques required to achieve the best quality outcome.
Time spent planning, thinking and working on the project will be worth it in the end. HOMEWORK– Pupils should be doing 2 to 3 hours a week out of lessons. During the induction homework will be set by staff, but as students move on to individual projects, their homework is a continuation of what they are doing in school. If pupils are unsure, have a look for notes / comments / tutorial notes in books or on Google slides
At the end of the course the work is marked internally and marks out of 96 are shared with the students. After the marks have gone to the exam board (AQA) a moderator comes into school marks a sample of the work.
These final marks are sent to the exam board and the final grades are issued on results day in August.