Art and Design Fine Art A Level [Y1]

Studying Fine Art will introduce you to traditional and up-to-date skills so you can work with knowledge and confidence. You will enhance your technical abilities in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture while you experiment to produce original work and achieve success.

We look at art to understand how people have lived in other cultures and at other times. We also use Fine Art to explain to ourselves what is new and different in the world now. During this course, we help you see how artists have created new visions through their skills with practical work. The best start for experimentation comes through confidence. You will gain confidence from the success you get with your work. Your practical work will show what you can do with what you have learned. Each piece will be a step forward. We teach you the skills that you can apply to your original work so you can go on to achieve success. We take you through the whole project process. Planning your work from first ideas and research, through experimentation and development, and on to highly achieved final pieces. On the way, sketchbooks record your thoughts and development. You apply what you learn from looking at art and using techniques in new ways. Your work comes from what you do and what you bring to the course.

You will be set regular assignments and projects that will create identified assessment points. These will feed into your progress profile which drives the College Report process and compares you to your Target Minimum Grade which is based on your prior achievements at GCSE level. It also enables us to effectively measure your development and make estimated grade predictions. This continuous assessment then directs our guidance and support ensuring that your individual learning programme meets your needs.

Our general entry criteria to study 3 A-Levels is: Minimum five GCSEs grade 4-9 with English Language or Maths at grade 5. For a mixed Level 3 programme the criteria are: Minimum five GCSEs grade 4-9 with English Language or Maths at grade 4. Subject specific entry criteria apply:A GCSE grade 4 in an Art related subject.

Once you have finished this course, you will be ready to progress on to our Level 4 Creative Enterprise course or study a creative degree at university. Afterwards, you'll be ready to start your career with your fully developed skill set in line with industry expectations and standards.