Art & Design
Name of Course: GCSE Fine Art
Head of Department: Miss A McCone
Exam board website: OCR GCSE Art and Design
Why study this course?
Choosing GCSE Fine Art is a brilliant opportunity for any student who wants to express themselves creatively and develop skills that go far beyond the art room. Fine Art allows you to explore drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, mixed media, digital work and experimental techniques while building confidence in your own ideas and imagination. It’s a subject where your voice matters – you develop personal themes, make creative decisions and build a portfolio that reflects who you are. This course also strengthens problem-solving, resilience, independence and visual communication – all highly valued in careers such as architecture, design, illustration, animation, fashion and many more.
Key Stage Four Curriculum
Year 10 Curriculum
| Half Term | Content | Assessment Focus | Topics for revision |
| Autumn 1 | Skills and Techniques Exploration of Drawing Exploration of painting, print and sculpture, considering best skill/technique to form an outcome. | AO1 Artist Research AO2 Experiment AO3 Record AO4 Outcome | Throughout this course there is no set revision, however there will be tasks that need to be finished at home, in lunch times or in sessions that will be offered after school, to ensure that pupils are keeping on top of their coursework. |
| Autumn 2 | |||
| Spring 1 | Portfolio – Nature vs Man Made: Food Exploration of how to begin to respond to a theme, through researching different artists, exploring different materials/techniques and recording ideas. | AO1 Artist Research AO2 Experiment AO3 Record | |
| Spring 2 | Portfolio – Nature vs Man Made: Environment Continued exploration of how to begin to respond to a theme, through researching different artists, exploring different materials/techniques and recording ideas. | ||
| Summer 1 | Portfolio – Nature vs Man Made: Personal Response Pupils will now take ownership of their theme, considering the way in which they want to respond, exploring different artists and recording of initial ideas. Pupils will explore different materials in response to initial ideas. | AO1 Artist Research AO2 Experiment AO3 Record | |
| Summer 2 |
Year 11 Curriculum
| Half Term | Focus Area | Assessment Focus | Topics for Revision |
| Autumn 1 | Portfolio – Nature vs Man Made: Personal Response Pupils will refine experimentation and begin to consider a final piece. Pupils will produce their final piece. All work submitted. | AO2 Experiment AO4 Outcome | Throughout this course there is no set revision, however there will be tasks that need to be finished at home, in lunch times or in sessions that will be offered after school, to ensure that pupils are keeping on top of their coursework. |
| Autumn 2 | |||
| Spring 1 | Externally Set Task Pupils will be given an exam paper, with 5 themes in which they pick one to respond to, over the next term and a half. | AO1 Artist Research AO2 Experiment AO3 Record | |
| Spring 2 | |||
| Summer 1 | Exam – Externally Set Task Exams will be sat after the Easter Holidays. | AO4 Outcome |
Assessment details
Component 01: Portfolio
Weighting: 60%
Marks: 120
Component 02: Externally set task
Weighting: 40%
Marks: 80
Exam: 10 hours