Art: Fashion, Interiors and Set Design Level 3 Extended Diploma

Five GCSE’s at grade 4 - one of which should be in an art subject.

Candidates without an art related GCSE will be required to demonstrate evidence to art staff.

All students will be required to do a summer “Flying start” project.

Students without either level 2 maths or English will be required to retake their GCSE’s.

There are two teaching and learning modules in two large blocks, to allow for deep and integrated delivery of content.

It will be an expectation that all students find and engage with a meaningful course-related work experience in their own time.

There are five content areas for all disciplines:

1.  Informing ideas – interpreting a brief, investigating and analysing information
2. Problem solving – process of reflecting, generating concept, testing and reviewing own work.
3. Technical skills – practical manipulation of materials using technical skills.
4. Professional practise – variety of roles, management of time and resources. Working safely
5. Communication - creation of meaning and message to clients and audience.

There are no exams, students are graded on practical evidence produced for projects submitted

33.3% of the grade comes from the first year of the course from the module exploring and developing art and design skills, which contains the two assessment units:

• A1 skills development (16.6%)
• A2 creative project (also 16.6%)

In the second-year module B – Advancing creative practise makes up 66.6% of the grade, it consists of two units:

• B1 personal progression (16.6%)
• B2 Creative industry response (50%)

The advantage of weighting the grade to the second year of the course is that the students can demonstrate the true potential of their knowledge and skills.

Likely to be, but not known at this moment in time.

There will be an art pack and ongoing material costs

Pearson