Art and Design GCSE Art and Design puts equal importance on all areas within Art and Design, covering topics such as drawing and painting, 3D work, textiles and graphics. This allows you to develop often diverse strengths to produce individual, personal work. “The aim of Art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” (Aristotle) What you will study Year 10, Term 1 Within this term, you will develop a knowledge and understanding of how to use different materials by examining a variety of different artists’ and designers’ work. This will begin to help you to know your own strengths and areas of interest in Art and Design. Year 10, Terms 2 and 3 Coursework - 60% of the overall mark In the Spring Term, you will start your GCSE coursework project. You will develop ideas in a sketchbook and work on your own project development. The project brief changes every year, but it is designed to enable you to follow a personal path towards your final coursework outcome. We endeavour to enable you to work to your strengths and follow an unendorsed course so that you can produce work with any creative outcome i.e. Textiles, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Photography or Sculpture.
Examination Board – OCR Optional Subject Choice 06 NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GDST
Year 11, Term 1 In this term, you will produce your final piece developed from your project work in Year 10. Term 2, Examination You will start examination preparation, which begins with a list of suggested ideas for inspiration that comes from the Examination Board. You will work on this throughout the term and then create a final piece developed from this theme in the final examination. Again, this piece can be in any chosen medium and discipline. The final examination is 10 hours long and is taken over two days in the Art and Design department. How you will be assessed Coursework is developed over a period of two years. One unit of coursework is presented for Controlled Assessment. The unit is assessed by a team of Art teachers and a moderator from the Examination Board. This makes up 60% of the final mark. The final examination is a controlled test, executed over a period of approximately six weeks. The examination makes up 40% of the final mark.
