Art & Design
- provides a relaxing & enjoyable contrast to other types of schoolwork.
- allows you to meet, co-operate & talk with your teachers in a more relaxed environment.
- teaches you skills you would otherwise not learn.
- allows you to be expressive & creative.
- teaches you to use visual language to communicate thoughts, feelings views about yourself & others, your surroundings & world issues.
- enables you to use skills & methods of working which you can successfully apply to other subject areas.
- makes other artists & crafts persons more accessible to you through your own research & study of their lives & work.
- helps you to understand other cultures.
- encourages you to establish links with other schools, museums & art galleries through the internet.
- helps you to establish links with other European schools e.g. Cyprus, Greece & Germany through the CEOS project.
- allows you to really get your hands dirty & puddle about in plaster, paint, clay & many other delightful art materials to produce a final outcome of real worth.
- will help you to choose a satisfying job that you will look forward to working at, every day!
In the future, a qualification in Art & Design would allow you to apply for employment in e.g.
| Architecture | Graphic Design |
| Computer Animation | Computer Programming |
| CD Rom & Games design | Textile Design |
| Teaching Art & Design | Set Design |
| Product Design | Artists e.g. painters, sculptors, potters, printers, photographers |
| TV & Film Graphics |
What would you need to study for such a qualification?
Well, your first step has already been taken!
You have been working in Art & Design in years 8, 9 & 10 so you will be familiar with many of the skills needed when studying G.C.S.E. Art & Design. You already have used a form of thought process which is inquisitive & analytical, where decisions are taken after scrutiny of visual & written evidence & which lead to high quality practical outcomes. So what is the next step on the road to a successful career in Art & Design? A qualification in G.C.S.E. Art & Design.
Over a 2 year period, you complete 2 pieces of coursework & 1 exam. which is really just another piece of coursework. Course work includes at least 1 field trip & allows for much more independent work. 1 piece of coursework has to be Fine Art & the other Design but the exam. can be either.
The course is completed in early May of the second year when all work is handed in for exhibition & marking & so time is freed up for other subject revision.
You should have nothing to fear from the amount of coursework to be completed, as a consistent & self-disciplined approach will give very good results.