Page 26 - Seaford Year GCSE Options Booklet 2020 A5

GCSE Art, Craft and Design
A broad-based art course that allows students opportunities to produce work in a variety of different art disciplines.
With a backbone that develops traditional drawing and painting skills, students also work in a range of different creative areas that can include: sculptural form, ceramics, textile processes, photography, printmaking and graphics. As the course progresses students can decide which direction and creative media they would like to utilise in their own project development.
This course has been designed to encourage creative innovation and good communication.
We realise that the creative thinkers, those people who have the ability to come up with something new, the problem solvers, are increasingly recognised by industries and employers as the “go to’’ people to employ.
We help our students to learn how to look at something in a new way. Most importantly of all, you will be encouraged to express your ideas in a supportive and fun teaching environment.
Course Outline:
This course contains 2 components as listed below:
1. Unit 1 Portfolio of work (60% of the course)
• Terms1&2– Broadening of Creative Experience
• Terms3&4–Student- led Personal Investigation
2. Unit 2 Examination Unit (40% of the course)
• Term5–Examination Project
Examination Board:
AQA
Head of Department
Mr A J Grantham-Smith
“I enjoy coming up with ideas for the projects we are doing. I like being practical and hands on with the creative process. I enjoy making the models and seeing the end results. I like learning different techniques and working with different materials.”
Daniel Sturgeon
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