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Key Stage Five Curriculum Overview A Level Students – Art, Craft and Design Specification: AQA  

The first 6 weeks contain a range of skill and creative thinking-based workshops to encourage students to take the step from GCSE to A Level. 

This unit of work provides a focus on observation studies and on key art, craft & design techniques to provide students with a ‘tool kit of practical knowledge’. 

Aims 
  • Learn to develop their own ideas as a starting point to a project 
  • Develop observational skills. 
  • Investigate Artists and designers. 
  • Develop outcomes in a range of media and techniques including; 
  • Drawing 
  • Painting 
  • Photography 
  • Collage 
  • Mixed Media 
  • Develop their work, selecting compositions and technique as appropriate 
  • Create a range of developmental outcomes by exploring technique and process 

Year 12
  NAME OF TOPIC KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC (TEACHER 1 AND TEACHER 2) ASSESSMENT POINTS

Term 1

Worshops/Refresh

Teacher led workshops – Each workshop will be based on specific skills. Students will develop prior knowledge on: 

  • Drawing 
  • Painting  
  • Sculpture  
  • Critical thinking  
  • Presentation/displaying work

A* - D 
Written feedback Oct  
Verbal feedback/ self-assessment and reflection (each lesson)

Term 2

Project 1
  • Students will be given a past exam paper to create a mini project.  
  • Students will follow the assessment objectives and conclude with an outcome in their mock.  
  • Both teachers will be working with each student on their chosen theme.

A* - D  
Formal Tutorials  
Written feedback  
Verbal feedback/self-reflection (each lesson) 
Term 3 Personal investigation Component 1 Students will start their personal investigation. 

A* - D  
Formal Tutorials  
Written feedback  
Verbal feedback/self-reflection (each lesson) 
Year 13
  NAME OF TOPIC KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC (TEACHER 1 AND TEACHER 2) ASSESSMENT POINTS

Term 1

Summer task review  
Continue with personal investigation  

Students will present their work so far.  

During term one students will continue with their personal investigation.

A* - D 
Written feedback Oct  
Verbal feedback/ self-assessment and reflection (each lesson)

Term 2

NEA – personal investigation  
Exam 15 hours

Students will be given their NEA – personal investigation.
Each student will select their theme and work independently.  
Students will be working through the assessment objectives.  

  • Initial Artist research  
  • Initial Recording                                                        
  • In-depth research                                     
  • Development of your Recording/ Composition and techniques                      

A* - D  
Formal Tutorials  
Verbal feedback/self-reflection (each lesson)