A level Art - Years 12 & 13

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Specification

OCR Art and Design: The specification and assessment structure can be found at the link: AS and A Level - Art and Design - H200, H600 (from 2015) - OCR

The course encourages learners to develop practical skills, creativity, imagination and independence based on personal experience, taught skills and critical understanding. Developing their intellectual, imaginative and creative capabilities through investigative, analytical, experimental, practical, technical and expressive skills. Promoting independence of mind in developing, refining and communicating their own ideas and intentions. Within Year 12 students will develop their higher level technical and analytical skills through a series of teacher led tasks aimed at building the skills. Within Year 13 students will build a personal portfolio of practical work and a written investigation into their chosen area of study. They will also complete an external examination project consisting of several weeks of preparation work and resulting in a 15 hour timed assessment.

The course is 60% coursework and 40% practical examination.

Year 12

	Topic	Further details about the topic
Autumn Term
1	Skills workshops	Developing higher level practical skills with a wide range of media.
2	Drawing and painting	Developing higher level painting skills in oil paint and experimental drawing skills.
Spring Term
1	Oil painting	Individual A1 oil painting.
2	Creativity	Developing individual creative ideas
Summer Term
1	Mini Project	Mini project – from given starting point
2	Preparation	Begin personal investigation Year 13 project

Year 13

	Topic	Further details about the topic	Skills
Autumn Term
1		Personal portfolio and related study
2		Personal portfolio and related study
Spring Term
1		Personal portfolio and related study/Exam project
2		Exam project
Summer Term
1		Exam (15 hours)

Assessments

Resources	Topic	Type of assessment
CAT 1	Media experiments and oil painting	Project
CAT 2	Individual mini project	Project
CAT 3	Full project relating to NEA	NEA
CAT 4	Personal Investigation and related study	NEA
CAT 5	Personal Investigation and related study	NEA

Main Resources

Resource	Details	Term
Recommended reading	Taschen Art Series The Story of Art. E.H.Gombrich	All
Recommended websites	http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/video/	All

Enrichment opportunities

Activity	Day and time or term
Lunchtime extension classes during free periods and after school in the Sixth Form Art Areas.	Day