KS4

Exam Board - AQA

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Across their 2 years of study in Key Stage 4, students are led through the Assessment Objectives of GCSE Art and Design and are encouraged (particularly in the first year) to be experimental with their choice of materials and to be inspired by a range of carefully selected artists and crafts people, the influence of whom informs the student's own outcomes. Students use a large scale sketchbook to develop their ideas, record observations and research the work of other artists. Students are also strongly encouraged to work outside of the sketchbook as much as possible, to develop large scale development pieces as well as their final outcomes for the coursework and exam units. Year 11 students are given more freedom to develop their own ideas, in response to a theme set by the exam board.