What you will learn

Two components are studied over the GCSE course, enabling students to develop their ability to actively engage in the processes of Art and Design. This is a holistic and inclusive course which means that staff work alongside each student as an individual to develop strengths in a visual form.

Our key aspects for development are:

The ability to develop a project from a starting point

To explore and experiment, refining work as it develops

The ability to record and project manage in order to build creative skills through learning by doing. We develop imaginative and intuitive ways of working and develop knowledge and understanding of media, materials and technologies in historical and contemporary contexts, societies and cultures.

UseCommunicating visually in an ever expanding digital world where businesses have online and social media platforms is a skill that is becoming more advantageous. Self-direction, confidence, dexterity, communication skills, critical analysis, research skills, problem solving and imagination are all key skills that a GCSE in Art and Design can offer and when taken alongside other subjects, can open up many possibilities and routes to a wide variety of career options.

Further study is possible across a wide range of subjects including: Architecture, Interior Design, Art Therapy, Photography/Medical Photography, Business, Games Design, Fashion Design, Journalism, Art History/History, Illustration, Advertising, Marketing/Business, Dentistry and Law.