Art and Design Practice - Diploma

Skills Development, you will explore key fundamentals of art and design practice, learning how skills are integrated and connect to generate developed outcomes. You will work in a variety of media including Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, 3D, and Digital mediums. You will be encouraged to widely explore and innovate with any number of unusual and unexpected material choices. Creative Project, you will apply the skills you have been developing throughout the programme to a creative project that demonstrates your ability to self-direct a response to a brief, from inception to communication of outcomes.

4 GCSEs - grades A*-C / 9 - 4 including English Language, Art and maths Selection is by interview and appraisal of your portfolio of art and design work If you haven't already been interviewed, please bring an art portfolio to enrolment

Assessment will take place in various ways - Informing ideas Skills for informing development of ideas and outcomes as they evolve and progress.

• Problem solving Skills for problem solving throughout development by engaging with the brief and its requirements.

• Technical skill Technical skills that exploit the potential of media, materials, techniques and processes. Professional practice Skills for applying professionalism to development through practice, project management and working safely

• Communication Skills For communicating the meaning, purpose and function of work, including research, development, outcomes and presentation

An opportunity to progress to year two the BTEC Extended Diploma in Art and Design Practice

1 Year

There will be an initial contribution of £65 for the year to cover all the resources required on the course to be paid at enrolment. Trips will incur additional costs.