Art
TRANSITION | FOUNDATION | EXAMINATION | ADVANCED
An art education is fundamental to anyone's learning and an important and integral part of Kingsbury's curriculum. The sheer joy of making is in itself a pleasure we can all enjoy. Learning through and about the arts enriches the experience of studying while at school as well as preparing students for life after school. Art encourages self-expression and creativity and can build confidence as well as a sense of individual identity. Creativity can also help with wellbeing and improving health and studying art also helps to develop critical thinking and the ability to interpret the world around us.
Curriculum
Key Stage 3 Progress Descriptors
GCSE Revision Guides
This guide provides information about this GCSE course with advice to help you succeed; also included: useful links to the relevant exam board, curriculum map, past papers and revision websites.
Helping Your Child Through the GCSEs - Top Tips
The exam season can be a particularly stressful and challenging time for both students and parents. If your child is grappling with revision schedules, difficult subjects, and the pressure to perform, these 'top tips' will help you to support them.
Exam Qualifications
Year 9 Options
Choose this subject if...
- You enjoy project-based learning and want to develop creative and practical skills.
- You want to become a creative thinker – finding imaginative solutions to problems. Employers in all careers look favourably on creative thinking.
- You enjoy and aspect of creativity: designing products, clothing design, architecture, TV, film, drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, sculpture and more.
- You want to follow your passions and work independently on your own Art & Design projects.
- You want a good qualification that you enjoy studying.
Future career / further education options...
- We have three very successful and exciting courses in the sixth form, Art & Design A-Level, Photography A-Level and BTEC Art & Design for students who wish to study Art further.
- Most recently students from GCSE and Sixth Form have gone on to study Architecture degree, Foundation Courses at University, Film Directing Degrees, Fine Art Degrees as well as a Fashion Degree at Central St. Martins.
- Future careers could include – web designer, stylists, editors, graphic novel illustrator, product designer, photographer, architect, professional artist, set designer, director, director of photography, special effects artist, graphic designer, product designer, inventor, run and manage your own business, entrepreneur, teacher, visual merchandiser, producer, marketing, TV, film, prop designer, game designer and many more…
Assessment...
| Component 1 | Component 2 | |
| Name: | Portfolio | Externally set assignment |
| Assessment: | Coursework | Exam |
| Weighting: | 60% of GCSE | 40% of GCSE |
Year 12 Options
Please click HERE to view information on the courses on offer in Year 12.