Advanced Level Foundation: Art and Design at Kings by Kings Education

COURSE FACTSHEET

Advanced Level Foundation — Art and Design module Who is this course for?

Recognised by widest choice of quality universities

The Kings Advanced Level Foundation is based on A-level syllabuses, taught by A-level teachers, assessed against A-levels and moderated by an independent Advisory Board of external examiners. As such, it is one of the most highly academic and successful pathways to leading UK universities.

Kings does not work with a narrow range of university partners. This is because our Advanced Level Foundation is based on, and linked to, A-levels. It is therefore automatically recognised and accepted by the widest choice of universities. Out of the Top 25 universities listed in the Times and Sunday Times 2019 rankings, 20 have accepted Kings Foundation students.

Pearson assured

Benchmarking against A-Level grades

Key Facts

The Kings Advanced Level Foundation has Pearson assured status, awarded after an annual Pearson audit of quality assurance.

Typical top 30 university offers to students following the Programme are based on their normal A-level offers. The Programme is benchmarked against A-level grades as follows:

Start dates: 7 January, 8 April*, 1 July*, 9 September 2019; 6 January, 6 April*, 29 June*, 7 September 2020 (*Extended version) Locations offered: Oxford

London

Bournemouth Brighton

Level: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (standard version); IELTS 4.0 (extended version). Completed 11 – 12 years of schooling. Minimum age: 17 Length: 1 Academic Year (3 terms). Or Extended Advanced Level Foundation of 4 – 7 terms (including 3-term Advanced Level Foundation) Lessons: Average 21 hours per week (plus homework and private study) Class size: 8 – 12 Learning outcomes: à Raise academic qualifications to UK university entrance level à Raise English to university level à Develop learning and self study skills for degree level

Advisory Panel Standards for the Programme are set by an external and independent Advisory Board which meets three times each year to ensure best practice, moderate marks where required and hear appeals.

Assessment Paper

Weighting

Term 1 Assessment

30%

Term 2 Assessment

35%

Term 3 Assessment

35%

Typical A-level offer

Typical Kings Foundation offer

A*A*A*

80%

AAA

75%

AAB

70%

ABB

65%

BBB

60%

CCC

50%

Extended option Students with lower language levels can join an extended programme of 4 – 7 terms (including the 3-term Advanced Level Foundation), from IELTS 4.0. It offers practical content designed to provide a bridge into UK academic life. The main focus is developing suitable language proficiency for the Advanced level Foundation with concentrated IELTS lessons, but as the course is made up of English language classes and some 1:1 or small group study, it has the flexibility to also provide bespoke academic study skills and subject enrichment. The course can also include a Maths GCSE if required.

Advanced Level Foundation

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Pathways

Vacation

Advanced Level Foundation IELTS 4.0

Extended Foundation IELTS 5.0 IELTS 4.5

Extended Foundation Extended Foundation

Top 20 university Top 20 university

Vacation

Advanced Level Foundation

Vacation

Top 20 university

Vacation

Advanced Level Foundation

Vacation

Top 20 university

Advanced Level Foundation

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Top 20 university

COURSE FACTSHEET

Course structure and content The programme is highly flexible, and able to adapt to the needs and academic aspirations of each student. It does this through a combination of core modules and a series of elective modules which can be combined in different ways to create main subject streams: Main subject streams à Business à Engineering à Life Sciences and Pharmacy à A rchitecture à Media and Communications à Humanities and Social Sciences à Mathematics, Computing and Science

Core modules are: à Communication and Study Skills à Data Handling and Information Technology Elective modules are: à A rt and Design à Biology à Business Studies à Chemistry

à Economics à History à Human Geography à Law à Mathematics à Media à Physics à Psychology à Politics and Government

2018 – 19 Sample academic timeline September

October

November

December

January

February

September starters

10 Sept: term starts Student induction

20 – 28 Oct: half term

University fairs/visits

14 Dec: term ends CSS Assessment 1 (Written) End of term exams

7 Jan: term starts

14 – 17 Feb: half term CSS Assessment 2 (Presentation) University fairs/visits

January starters

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7 Jan: term starts Student induction

14 – 17 Feb: half term University fairs/visits

March

April

May

June

July

August

September starters

22 Mar: term ends Assignments* End of term exams

8 April: term starts Assignments*

Assignments*

14 June: term ends CSS Assessment 3 (Listening and Reading exam)

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January starters

22 Mar: term ends Assignments* CSS Assessment 1 (Written) End of term exams

8 April: term starts Assignments*

Assignments*

17 – 18 June: 2 day break CSS Assessment 2 (Presentation)

CSS Assessment 3 (Listening and Reading exam)

2 Aug: term ends

*students spend two weeks on each assignment and do three in total — one for each of their ‘elective’ modules. Please note that specific dates are subject to change.

Art and Design module structure and content

Course structure: Over the three terms the course is designed to enable students to follow thematic projects

which build on and develop their key skills and support increasingly more autonomy in their work. Term 1: Natural Form Project – introducing students to key skills, key processes and recording techniques. At the end of term 1, students will take Exam one which is 30% of their total grade. The exam will involve two, three hour exams to complete their final piece(s). Term 2: Human Figure Project – introducing students to research, documentation, reflection and presentation. At the end of term 2, they will take the Assignment module one which is 35% of your total grade.

Term 3: A Level questions – Students will select from a range of A level themed questions one direction to develop into a personal outcome(s) in their choice of media. At the end of term 3, students will take Exam two, which is 35% of their total grade. The exam will involve two three-hour exams to complete their final piece(s). AQA Assessment objectives Students’ work will be assessed by the four AQA assessment objectives: Each objective is worth 25% and each project will be marked out of 100%. AO1 Develop their ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical Continued overleaf æ

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Learning outcomes On successful completion of the Art and Design module, students should: à be able to communicate ideas in visual form; à be able to paint and draw in various media for different purposes à recognise and be able to use the expressive potential of different materials and processes à be able to make connections between their own work and that of other artists and designers, Past and present, from their own and other cultures à be able to use effectively the resources of museums and galleries and draw on these for ideas and inspiration à be able to articulate a personal view of the subject

COURSE FACTSHEET

Art and Design module structure and content continued and critical understanding. Students should be using Mind Maps and should make an Artist Study. AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. AO3 Record ideas observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. AO4 Present a personal, and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate makes connections between visual and other elements. Students will produce a Final Piece(s)