Foundation handbook

EDEXCEL

Foundation studies

COURSE INTRODUCTION & INFORMATION 2012/2013

Diploma in Art & Design L3-4

Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities

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afeguarding At Hopwood we have a commitment to the well being of both learners and staff and fully recognise the contribution that we can make to protect and support our learners. The college has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of students and to protect young people and vulnerable adults from harm. Prevent impairment of health and development. Promote an environment and lifestyle of safety and care.

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qual opportunities The Edexcel Diploma in Foundation course is committed to provide equal opportunities in the recruitment, teaching and assessment of students.

The course aims to treat all students equally irrespective of gender, age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, family responsibility, union or association membership, political outlook or religious beliefs. In pursuing these commitments the staff will endeavour to create an environment in which all who study on the course can do so in an equally supportive, caring and open atmosphere.

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Foundation Studies

Foundation at Hopwood Hall College You are joining a Department that has an excellent record of helping students to reach their potential and to progress successfully to higher education in Art and Design.

This Student Guidebook has been prepared in order to help you understand both your course and its structure. A guidebook can never cover all contingencies. Please use people, wherever possible when you need help, guidance, or clarification. We hope that as a college we are user friendly and that this guidebook will merely help you formulate the questions you will inevitably need to ask.

Let us know if there is any information you feel should have been included and which we have omitted or any areas that need further clarification. A guidebook such as this can always be more comprehensive, more informative, clearer and more logical; it is only through your questions and your feedback that we can improve our own quality.

The History The BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) Level 3-4 is the latest development in a long tradition of Post A-level Art and Design education .Designed to prepare students for application to vocational art and design courses within a single academic year.

For more than twenty years, when they were upgraded from the Diploma in Art & Design in the early 1970’s.

Foundation Studies has existed independently in most colleges of Further Education as a requirement of gaining a place on a degree courses in Art and Design . until 1992 when BTEC validated the Foundation Studies year within its portfolio of vocational diploma courses.

However Foundation Studies courses were not nationally recognised as a separate qualification until 1992, when BTEC validated the Foundation Studies year within its portfolio of vocational diploma courses.

From September 2000 BTEC have produced a common national syllabus based on a distillation of Foundation Studies course philosophies, aims, objectives and best practice.

The courses are now entitled BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) and designated as NVQ Level 3 with the final term designated as level 4 (1st year degree level).

In 2010 was changed again and this is the qualification you will be working towards.

Diploma in Foundation studies 2012-3 UCAS Tariff points Grade Distinction 285 Merit 225 Pass 165

Foundation aims A Foundation course does what it says, it gives you a foundation of creative skills. Foundation studies is designed to equip you to achieve at a higher level and prepares you for the demands of University.

It will add to the skills and knowledge you already have. As an artist or designer it is very important to have intellectual curiosity when researching or making creative art work . We aim to teach you the ability to be self reliant when making decisions and critical judgements.

We hope you enjoy your year at Hopwood Hall College. We strive each year to make your experience as fulfilling and enjoyable as possible. If you have any feedback or ideas we would love to hear them.

Work hard, play hard and overall be successful.

Best wishes from the Hopwood Foundation team.

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Foundation Year plan 2012-13

DATE

ACTIVITY

17.9.12

College week number 1

24.9.12

2

Exploratory assignment 1

1.10.12

3

8.10.12

4

15.10.12 22.10.12 29.10.12

5

5.11.12 12.11.12 19.11.12 26.11.12

7 8 9 10

Exploratory assignment 2 Exploratory assignment 2 Exploratory assignment 2 Exploratory assignment 3

Contextual assignment 1 Contextual assignment 1 Contextual assignment 1 Contextual assignment 1

3.12.12

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Exploratory assignment 3

Contextual assignment 1

10.12.12

12

Exploratory assignment 3

Contextual assignment 1

17.12.12 24.12.121.1.13

13

2.1.13

14

Pathway assignment 1

Personal blog

H.E Interviews start

7.1.13

15

Pathway assignment 1

Personal blog

Friday 11.1.13 Formal UCAS deadline

14.1.13

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Pathway assignment 1

Personal blog

Possible Amsterdam visit

21.1.13 28.1.13 4.2.13 11.2.13 18.2.13 25.2.13 4.3.13 11.3.13 18.3.13 25.3.13 1.4.1314.4.13

17 18 19 20

15.4.13 22.4.13 29.4.13 7.5.13

26 27 28 29

Confirmatory assignment(FMP) Confirmatory assignment(FMP) Confirmatory assignment(FMP) Confirmatory assignment(FMP)

13.5.13 20.5.13 27.5.13 3.6.13 10.6.13

30 31

Confirmatory assignment(FMP) Confirmatory assignment(FMP)

17.6.13

Induction week

Exploratory assignment 1 Exploratory assignment 1 Progress tutorials Half term

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21 22 23 24 25

NOTES & KEY DATES Introduction to UCAS UCAS REGISTRATION / Yorkshire sculpture park visit

Contextual assignment 1

Contextual assignment 1

College UCAS support week

Contextual assignment 1

10.10.12 Student rep training

Exploratory assignment 1 Contextual assignment 1 UCAS personal statement writing task Exploratory assignment 2 Contextual assignment 1

ASSESSMENT WEEK/Portfolio review Christmas Break

Informal assessment assignment ONE.

Portfolio & Personal blog Portfolio & Personal blog Portfolio & Personal blog.

14.12.12 College UCAS deadline

UNITS 1 & 2

Pathway assignment 1 Personal blog Pathway assignment 2 Personal blog Pathway assignment 2 Personal blog Pathway assignment 2 Personal blog Half term FMP personal statement writing task Pathway assignment 2 Personal blog ASSESSMENT WEEK/Portfolio review UNITS 1 & 2 Confirmatory assignment(FMP) Confirmatory assignment(FMP) Confirmatory assignment(FMP) Easter

Monday 6.5.13 Bank holiday

Half term 32

Confirmatory assignment(FMP) END OF YEAR SHOWS/INTERNAL FINAL ASSESSMENT OF FMP Collection of all student work and final grades given

20.6.13 F.E Star awards

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Your Course structure

The Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) comprises 7 units, all of which are mandatory. These units are designed to form three stages which should support your progressive development and increase independent and self-reliant learning.

YOU MUST PASS ALL UNITS AND COLLECT 120 CREDITS TO GAIN THE QUALIFICATION. Stage 1 17.9.12 To 10.12.12

EXPLORATORY STAGE Grade to achieve is PASS

TOTAL 40 MADATORY CREDITS IN THIS STAGE

Unit 1

Researching, This is a Recording & Mandatory Unit Responding, in Art & Design.

20

Unit 2

Media experimentation in Art & Design.

This is a Mandatory Unit

20

Stage 2 2.1.13 To 4.3.13

PATHWAY STAGE Grade to achieve is PASS

TOTAL 40 MADATORY CREDITS IN THIS STAGE

CREDITS

Unit 3

Preparation & This is a Progression in Art Mandatory Unit & Design.

10

Unit 4

Information & Interpretation in Art & Design.

This is a Mandatory Unit

10

Unit 5

Personal Experimental studies in Art & Design.

This is a Mandatory Unit

10

Unit 6

Extended media development in Art & Design

This is a Mandatory Unit

10

Stage 3 11.3.13 To 10.6.13

CONFIRMATORY STAGE Grade to achieve is either PASS, MERIT or DISTINCTION.

TOTAL 40 MADATORY CREDITS IN THIS STAGE

CREDITS

Unit 10

Final Major project in Art & Design.

This is a Mandatory Unit

40

CREDITS

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Assessment

WHY ARE YOU ASSESSED? It is important for you to ensure you are on track to complete the course and pass the qualification. Your tutors will keep a record of your achievement.

When you apply to University you will be asked to attend an interview. Your tutors will have written a confidential report for the University on your progress, attendance and potential. If accepted for that university, you will given either a unconditional place or a conditional place. This may require you to gain more than a pass grade at the end of the year.

Final grade for the Foundation studies diploma can be either : PASS, MERIT or DISTINCTION. Are you are going into employment or going to apply to University at the end of the course? It is important to set personal goals and targets, personally working to attain the best grade you can, giving yourself an advantage over other applicants. Each student will create their own personal action plan. In one to one tutorials we will review your progress and help you to achieve your goal.

ASSIGNMENTS Each assignment is written in line with the official syllabus. Each unit and stage of Foundation studies has specific criteria. When you receive an assignment brief ,it will contain a list of the criteria targeted. You will need to Carefully read the criteria in your assignment brief. If you don't understand it please ask a tutor. You will receive continual help and advice from your tutor on how best to complete your work. We will also show you exemplar materials.

NON SUBMISSION OF WORK Failure to submit an assignment or to submit a poor quality assignment would result in your project being graded as a Referral. Assignments are normally allowed 2 weeks for resubmission. You will be given in depth feedback on your project, help and advice on how to improve or a list of work you will need to complete to achieve a pass.

If the non submission is due to circumstances beyond a student’s control. Mitigating circumstances will be taken into account .

If you do not hand work in on time there is no obligation on the tutors part to mark your work. In this instance work will only be marked at the end of term assessment board or at the tutor’s discretion. where students continually submit late work , they will be invited to discuss remedial action with their tutors. If there is still no satisfactory outcome Hopwood Hall reserves the right to inform you or your parents by letter and implement the relevant disciplinary procedure. You may be asked to leave the course.

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE Students who regularly fail to submit work for any reason may be subject to the disciplinary procedure outlined in the student handbook for the college.

A similar procedure is also in place for students who do not attend regularly or who have time-keeping issues.

Always consult with your tutor if you are encountering problems that may hinder your work, punctuality or attendance.

STANDARDS ENSURED Staff training and development ensures that grades awarded are standardised across both the country and courses.

An EDEXCEL external examiner also visits the course once a year. This person meets with staff. They check the standard of work being produced to ensure it meets that of other institutions. They check the marks staff have awarded and independently mark the final major project, ASSESSMENT APPEALS Every student has the right to appeal should they feel that a particular grade or assessment decision has been marked in error or too harshly. The full appeals procedure can be found in the student guide book entitled ‘Academic Appeals procedure’ available in student services.

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Course Content Term one

The structure The Foundation course is taught in 3 stages. Within each stage there will be a number of assignments.

For instance in Stage one: there are a total of 4 assignments: 3 practical assignments and 1 Art history assignment.

At the end of each stage there will be asked to attend a formal assessment and will be given both verbal and written feedback on your progress.

Life Drawing All students who enrol on the Foundation course are required to attend Life Drawing classes and produce an extended portfolio of drawing and annotated A3 Sketchbook and an annotated Work File of evaluations.

Unit

Title

Level of study Credits available

Grade available

Unit 1

Researching, Recording & Responding, in Art & Design

Level 3

20

PASS

Unit 2

Media Level 3 experimentation in Art & Design

20

PASS

Unit 3

Preparation and Level 3 progression in Art & Design (Part One)

5

PASS

Unit 4

Information & Level 3 Interpretation in Art & Design (Part One)

5

PASS

Stage 1 Course Content: 17th September 2012 -17th December 2012 During the first 15 weeks you will undertake a series of assignments and workshops which will cover the first 50 credits.

Here is a list of the type of work you will need to produce during this period in order to pass these units: This information will be further expanded on in your individual project briefs.

1.Contextual illustrated sketchbook and a personal blog 2.Drawing a variety of drawing methods including observation drawing, ideas/ design drawing, life drawing and sketchbook work.

3.Experimental or exploratory work in a variety of media associated with workshops and specialist areas. Accompanied by a sketchbook containing annotated notes, drawing and research.

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Course Content Term Two

Stage 2 Course Content: 2nd January 2013 – 4th March 2013 During these 9 weeks you will undertake Personal experimental assignments and practical workshops .

Unit

Title

Level of study

Credits available

Grade available

Unit 3

Preparation and progression in Art & Design (Part Two)

Level 3

5

PASS

Unit 4

Information & Level 3 Interpretation in Art & Design (Part Two)

5

PASS

Unit 5

Personal experimental studies in Art & Design

Level 3

10

PASS

Unit 6

Extended media development in Art & Design

Level 3

10

PASS

Here is a list of the type of work you will need to produce during this period in order to pass these units: This information will be further expanded on in your individual project briefs.

1.Development of your personal blog based on Art/Design history or

contemporary issues linked to your work, leading towards a personal study .

2. A well annotated Studio Sketchbook containing reference to your work and contextual links.

3. Drawing – a continuation of drawing methods including observation drawing, figure drawing, ideas/design drawing and sketchbooks as an integral part of your portfolio work and specialist assignments.

4.Work in a variety of media associated with your specialist area of study undertaken as a number of specialist assignments.

5.Evidence supporting your application to higher education – i.e. a portfolio of work, UCAS application, personal statement, UCAS correspondence etc.

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Course Content Term Three

Stage 3 Course Content : 11th March 2013 – 3rd June 2013 During these 10 weeks you will undertake Personal Final project . This project is written and planned by you. This will be thematically linked to the area of study you will be continuing with at University. At the end of this stage you are required to display your work in an exhibition. Your work will be marked by your tutors. An external examiner will then attend the college and independently mark the work. You will then receive your final official grade and in-depth written feedback regarding your project.

Unit

Title

Level of study

Credits available

Grades available

Unit 10

Final major project in Art & Design

Level 4

40

PASS MERIT DISTINCTION

Here is a list of the type of work you will need to produce during this period in order to pass this unit: 1.A written proposal of intention for the Final Major Project, including your aims, objectives, a bibliography, deadlines and evaluation. (You will be given help and advice on this later in the year.)

2. A Reflective diary or a continuation of your blog, charting the weekly development of the project.

3. 2 x A3 sketchbooks showing evidence of in-depth research, practical developmental work, Drawing and written notes linked to a range of ideas, a final product /range of products and the evaluation of your final outcome .

4. A significant body of work resulting in a final exhibition which shows an independent mature approach to working.

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Course Content General information

On the Foundation Studies course we operate four specialist areas of art and design in order to try to cover the great variety of courses at degree level in a practical format Fine Art Fashion and Textiles Graphic Design Three-Dimensional Design

Year Plans As part of your induction at Hopwood, we aim to give you as much information as we can about your course and how the year will develop.

Each student will receive an outline plan of the year. This will show when projects, assessments and important events are happening.

Homework/Self directed study The Foundation diploma is designed to be taught at L3 the same level as A Levels and beyond. The qualification is seen as a bridge between school and university, the final major project delivered at L4 which is equivalent to first year degree.

With this in mind ,you will be required to be very focussed and self directed .The qualification requires you to complete at least 10 hrs. per week in self directed study. This may be work set by tutors, research or self directed, assignment development tasks.

HIGHER EDUCATION As a Foundation Studies student your main objective this year will probably to gain a place on a degree course in Art and Design . This is an important focus of the course. Full assistance and advice is given to ensure you progress onto the right course.

Once you have decided on your specialist direction on the course you will have opportunity to research the options for progression open to you by o obtaining University prospectuses and visiting courses.

Most higher education applications will be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Some of the Scottish Colleges receive independent applications.

You will have up to 5 choices. We advise you to make multiple applications.

There are many changes to UCAS this year. Your tutors will keep you informed and staff will help and advise you on choices.

Make a personal shortlist as soon as you can and ask your choice institutions which are the preferred application dates.

Information on open days and visits to Universities will be posted in the base room as soon as it is received. Most University prospectuses are kept in the college library. Or you can access a wide range of information at: www.UCAS.ac.uk

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UCAS Applications

Students will apply through the UCAS on-line application process during their first term.

Each year there are more and more applicants for University places.

On the other hand, the number of places has only increased marginally. At the same time, Universities are under financial pressure, which means they need to be selective of students that they are sure will have a high level of skills and will also be able to complete the course.

There have also been major changes to the UCAS application process with almost 70% of courses switching to the earlier UCAS application deadline in January. The later deadline meant that students’ portfolios were more developed and Universities could make more educated choices.

On top of that, there is no longer a hierarchical choice structure in applications, so Universities can’t make judgments on the level of commitment or determination a student has to a course. All these factors mean that Universities want to see a wider number of applications, but also be more rigorous in their selection process.

Interviews take huge amounts of time and Universities can’t afford to see all the applicants. Most will make requests for material before they offer interviews to reduce the numbers of students they have to see. As such the selection process has changed to a multiple stage selection process.

What kinds of material will Universities expect Specialist Areas in Art and Design Here are some requests that students had last year: 20 – 25 images on a CD 12 images printed in A4 format and a 250 word statement Covering these.

An online portfolio of no more than 25 images.

A 2000 word essay accompanied by 15 images on a CD Video in Quick-time format Images in JPEG no larger than 1024 x 768 The kinds of course that a student is applying for, may give some suggestion of what the University will request. Considering the kinds of skills that the course will require, it might be possible to go some way to pre-empting what they will request. An Animation course, for example, will certainly want to see an awareness of narrative image and a high level of drawing skill. Also for you to have attempted some animation work.

What are the common features?

Nearly all requests have been to see outcomes and evidence of the development of your ideas. There are also some other threads that run through these.

Students tend to think that Universities will want to see evidence of the kinds of work they will produce and engage with during the course they are applying for. While it is probably best to show a good level of skill and understanding in that field, Universities are still keen to see a broad and experimental skill base with varied outcomes.

More importantly, ideal candidates should show that they can present work coherently. You will need to draw on a wide variety of references and use different ideas generation processes, whilst also following through projects to mature outcomes. This can be done by including images of development work such as mood boards, worksheets and sections of sketchbooks.

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Art & Design progression routes

The UCAS handbook for Art and Design courses lists the following groupings of areas for Art and Design degree courses: Arts Administration and Design Management A strong interest in the creative industries with an understanding of business practice, marketing and the role of design in modern society.

Crafts Craft-based three-dimensional design courses which cater for the designer/craft worker.

Making is at the centre of creative activity. Courses include Blacksmithing, Jewellery, Toy making, Bookbinding, Embroidery, Musical instrument making, Silver and Gold Smithing and Woodcarving amongst others.

Fashion and Clothing Design for the quantity production clothing industries as well as haute couture, fashion accessories, lingerie, millinery, footwear, sportswear and theatrical costumery. Courses will usually introduce textile processes to students as well as pattern design and cutting, machining and knitting and may include elements of business studies. Some courses are dedicated to fashion marketing or promotion.

Film, Photography, Video and Digital Media A wide range of photography and film courses that prepare students for careers in fields such as advertising, editorial fashion, industrial and medical photography, television and film production, interactive media, photographic journalism.

Fine Art Most courses mainly involve studio practice in painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking with opportunities to work in performance art and lens-based media. Course will include art history to study the work of other artists, making visits to art galleries and museums at home and abroad. The open-ended and exploratory atmosphere of most fine art courses makes self-motivation not just important but absolutely vital.

Graphic Design/Visual Communications Prepare students for work in the communications industries – advertising, publishing, printing, audio-visual and multimedia production. Some courses are specialised (e.g. illustration, typographic design) but the majority are broad-based in their approach with introductions to a variety of techniques in the first year and options to specialise afterwards History of Art and Design Predominantly taught as a theoretical subject and entry to courses does not always require a portfolio of art and design work.

Multidisciplinary Including courses that offer art and design with a subject (or subjects) from other academic fields, combinations of two or more art and design disciplines or combination of expressive arts (e.g. dance music drama and visual arts).

Textiles A variety of courses in Textiles, Fashion and surface design. Options will include printed and woven textiles, knitwear design, embroidery, carpet design and tapestry.

Increasingly course may incorporate textiles and fashion or interior. First year undergraduate courses in fashion and textiles include introductions to weaving, printing and dyeing, sewing, pattern design and cutting and machine and hand-knitted fabrics before specialising. Textile courses usually include visual, historical, contextual, technical and business studies.

Theatre Courses may be design-orientated, emphasising the role of the stage or costume designer or structured to prepare students for a career in stage management or technical theatre arts. Courses include theory as well as studio and workshop studies.

Three Dimensional Design This is an umbrella title under which are grouped a wide range of courses providing the opportunity to work with materials such as metal, plastics, wood and glass. Course options can include Ceramics, Exhibition Design, Film Set Design, Furniture, Glassware, Industrial Design, Interactive Museum Design, Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Jewellery, Lighting Design, Metal smithing, Model making, Packaging Design, Product Design, Silversmithing, Spatial Design, Tableware, Theatre Design and Transport Design.

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Study skills: The Creative Cycle What is the Creative cycle?

The creative cycle is the full process of actions that take place during the production of Art and Design projects.

Each project should show evidence of all these stages.

Annotation

In all Art and Design assignments you will be expected to research the work of other artists, designers and craftspeople in order to demonstrate their influence on your own work.

Creative cycle skills: Each of the sections of the creative cycle demands a set of particular skills: Observation: Sketching Selecting relevant primary and secondary sources Writing Mind-mapping Making links Separating information Discussion Analysis: Research and enquiry Writing Making connections to artists and designers Making links to non-art and wider cultural information and media Contextualisation Comparing and contrasting Breaking down art and design into components Assessing the relevance and potential of media Development: Time management Assessing the relevance and potential of media Production, operation and manipulation skills Creative problem solving Risk taking Personal response: Synthesis Differentiation Presentation / delivery Refinement Innovation

Annotation, whether analytical, personal, descriptive or evaluative, plays a big part in your sketchbook.

The idea of putting writing into a visual sketchbook isn’t to make the creative Process laborious, but rather to make it more systematic. It helps to condense and clarify your thoughts. It is also a tool for us to use so others to understand our thoughts during the creative process.

By being more systematic you will be more likely to spot opportunities and be aware of the reasons behind your creative decisions.

If we are annotating straight away then our minds are focused on identifying strengths and weaknesses, and opportunities in your own and others’ work.

The point of annotation is to spend focused time at critical points in the creative cycle, such as after periods of research, investigation, experimentation and outcomes.

Annotation can also contribute to the creative development of a project or a sketchbook by being creative itself.

Students can learn a lot by producing creative lettering and words in conjunction with images in all sorts of ways.

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Attendance & Student Support

Attendance Edexcel and Hopwood Hall College require that students put in a minimum attendance of 80%.

Failure to do so can result in students not being awarded their Foundation Diploma and you maybe asked to leave the course. You should inform your course tutors if for some reason you are unable to attend classes.

It is important that you keep good attendance and are punctual whilst at college. This is a short course, with a high work load. Poor attendance will have a detrimental effect on your work Absence Absence, punctuality and reasons for non attendance will be recorded and discussed at tutorial sessions. Students with 3 consecutive unexplained absences from class may be removed from the register and the course.

Sickness and reasons for any absence must be reported before 9.30 am to your tutor.

Contact: Phone number: 01706 345346 Ext 2321 Jane Bennett (Course Leader) Jane.Bennett@hopwood.ac.uk

Counselling A confidential counselling service is available to all students on any general matter of concern. Should you feel that you are facing a particular personal crisis then an appointment can be made to discuss such problems with counselling staff. The system operates through a diary held in student services on each campus.

Concerns relevant to particular work or project related problems should be discussed with your tutors.

Learning support On each campus the college gives assistance to those who require special consideration to pursue a course successfully. Students who have learning difficulties or disabilities such as sight or hearing impairment or physical problems may, where practicable be given assistance.

All students with needs should immediately on starting the course bring their specific requirements to the attention of their personal tutor, who will in turn make the arrangements required through the learning support staff at the respective campus.

Annette Horton Annette.Horton@hopwood.ac.uk Ian MacKay Ian.MacKay@hopwood.ac.uk STUDENT SUPPORT Hopwood Hall College offers you the student support in many ways.

Course work support Career advice Safeguarding Counselling Learning support Career support Careers officers attend both campuses to advise students on matters regarding careers and/or higher education. They are located in the foyer at the Rochdale campus and can be contacted through student services.

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Staff, Studios & workshops

Art and Design Workshops Textiles, Printmaking, Ceramics, Wood/ Plastic, Photography and media all have practical work areas associated with them.

Each work shop has specific health and safety rules associated to that area. You will have individual inductions to those areas .This will be the first session in that workshop. The Induction sessions will also cover practical tasks, basic processes, methods, rules of practice, and manipulation of materials etc., which are associated with that workshop.

Textiles/Silkscreen printing Workshop B:100 Included in this area are facilities to do screen printing, Batik, Felt making, Papermaking, fabric-dyeing, Machine-stitching, Embroidery, pattern-cutting, Garment-making, hand weaving.

Printmaking Workshop B:115 Included in this area are facilities to make Etchings, Lithographs, Linocuts, Woodcuts, Monoprints, and Collagraph.

Media Included in this area is any work to do with digital media, games design, animation, photography or film making.

Basement workshops Wood/Metal/Plastics Workshop Included in this area are facilities to construct with and shape wood, vacuum-form and bend plastics and manipulate and solder nonferrous metals.

Ceramics Included in this area is any facilities to make clay work, also Kilns in which to fire your work. This maybe functional design work ,such as making cups, plates ,decorative tiles etc. or Fine art based sculptural work.

THE STUDIOS

Base Studios Foundation Studies Art and Design students use room numbered B:207 during the year as Base Studios.

This studio will be your principal work area for all your drawing and design work and of necessity will also be used for some other kinds of work, e.g. model-making, collage, some textile crafts, large-scale painting etc.

Each student will have a space in which to work with table and chair and some display space. Make sure that you keep your space in a reasonably tidy condition and conducive to a professional working situation.

During each assessment period you are required to display your work. It will be your responsibility to keep your space clean and tidy. If your space needs to be painted for professional display purposes during term 1 and 2, you will be responsible for this.

During term 3 for FMP we will supply paint for you to prepare the studios ready for display.

The studio is open every day from 09.00 and students can make use of most facilities they require usually up to 5.00pm.

There are some classes in the evening from 6.00pm—9.00pm such as photography, ceramics and life drawing these courses are for adults but if there are spaces students may access them for free on a first come first served basis.

Students wishing to access the studios outside of these times and during holidays must make special arrangements with their tutor. This facility may not always be available.

Foundation Staff Jane Bennett

Course leader/Fashion & Textiles/Fine Art

Annette Horton

Fashion/Textiles/Print

Ian McKay

Fine Art/Sculpture/Ceramics

Darren Comer

Photography/Media

Ian Ashworth

Technician Printmaking

Andy Pope-Moore

Technician 3D & Ceramics

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Equipment

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small quantity of basic materials are available within the department, but these will by no means meet your individual needs; especially where you show a preference for working with specific specialist materials. The following is not a comprehensive list, but it gives a broad overview of the range of materials which you will need to accumulate for yourself in order to function effectively as a student working at this high level.

BASIC WORK—BOX KIT Work box (We recommend a tool box from a DIY store) B,2B,4B,6B pencils Pencil sharpener Eraser-soft Metal ruler Compass Scissors Glue stick Sellotape Masking tape Double sided tape Scalpel/Stanley knife Blades Paint brushes- fine/medium Paint brushes- cheap set of household Pastels (oil/chalk) Coloured inks Watercolours We expect you to provide yourself with this basic supply to which you will keep adding over the year. If you build up this kit steadily over time with quality materials it should not prove too expensive. Remember cheap materials are not worth the money you pay for them. Buy quality buy once.

Camera To record events, work and ideas. Tis can be a cheap digital camera or use your phone as long as you can print your photos from the devise.

Photography is included in your course and you will be given instruction on how to use a camera

TO WORK IN/ON Sketchbooks A3-A4-A5 –containing good quality paper, these can be ordered through Ian Ashworth or bought in Smiths or any good stationers/Art suppliers.

Diary Note books Ring Binder.

READING LIST Specified books are available from the learning resource centre and will be suggested by your tutors. Students may prefer to buy their own copies.

YOUR PORTFOLIO For interview A1 portfolio: It will be very important that you have a good quality portfolio in which to display your work. Please do not buy one with metal rings and plastic sleeves. When attending

A1 Economy plastic portfolio/wallet for transporting your work to and from home. Don’t be tempted to get the tubes! They are convenient but make work hard to view and mount.

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Your Health & Safety

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n respect of general health and safety students are required to note the following conditions:

NO FOOD OR DRINK is to be consumed in the studios. Bottled water is allowed, but care must be exercised when near electrical equipment and student work.

Any student not willing to comply with this rule will be asked to leave the studio area.

There is no smoking in the studios or in any part of the building including the main entrance and exits.

MOBILE PHONES Turn off your phones before entering the studio. DO NOT ATTEMPT to use your phone to make or receive calls or texts during lessons. Any phone conversations must be taken outside of the studios and in non-timetabled time before or after studio sessions. Failure to comply with this will result in you being asked to leave the studio.

RECYCLING Guidance will be given on the disposal of clean waste paper, plastic bottles and other materials.

All work surfaces are to be kept clean and tidy after use.

All machines should be treated with respect and in accordance with health and safety regulations concerning safe operation. No machines to be used without prior instruction and supervision.

Where safety goggles, gloves, aprons, masks are required they must be worn!

Spray mount is no longer allowed to be used in studios.

Please note the location of fire extinguishers and exits. Please do not obstruct these areas or access to appliances.

In the event of a fire alarm leave the building quickly and quietly using the shortest safe route and assemble over the bridge at assembly point B. It is the responsibility of each student to act in a way that will not endanger themselves or others.

Should an accident occur, it must be reported immediately to a member of staff. The incident must then be recorded in the accident report book.

If there is no staff presence the studio will be vacated and locked.

No equipment must be taken from the studios without staff permission. .

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Enrichment

What else is there?

Hopwood Hall College offers you the student much more than just the course that you have enrolled on.

There are various enrichment activities taking place throughout the week and students should look out for information about these on the college notice boards.

Within the School of Art, & Performing Art students will have many opportunities to visit places of interest, galleries, sculpture parks and to participate in a European study visit.

There will be a reduced fee payable for all visits during induction and sometimes throughout the course.

We may also ask you to be involved with other departments working on projects in conjunction with their students.

ADDITIONAL STUDIES Anyone who wishes to become a teacher in the future and gain a place on a B.A in Education, will require A-C grade in both Maths and English.

For many other professions Maths & English A-C .

GCSEs in Maths and English are available as extra studies.

Students must have at least a D at GCSE to retake in these subject. The Centre for Academic Studies can offer a free standing Maths qualification for students with E grade GCSE. Allocations are on a first come first served basis and students should be aware that the additional studies and retakes can only be taken so long as they do not clash with their main teaching sessions.

It is important that we are involved in our local community, there will be opportunities for us, as a group to be involved in community events and activities. If you know of any events for us to participate in: please tell us. Also if you have any ideas for charity fundraising, we will be keen to take part.

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