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A-Level Art & Design

Develop your creative voice through drawing, making and experimenting.

Qualification A-Level
Duration 2 years (Y12–13)
Assessment Portfolio and externally set assignment
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About This Course

A-Level Art & Design gives you time and space to develop your own creative practice. You’ll explore a range of media and techniques, study artists and designers, and build a personal portfolio that reflects your ideas.

It’s practical, independent and demanding, and the portfolio you build is exactly what art schools and creative employers want to see.

Bridging Projects

Get Ahead Before September

Before you start Year 12, you’ll complete a short Art & Design bridging project over the summer to get a head start, alongside our Sixth Form expectations and dress code.

What You’ll Study

Drawing & Observation

Building confident drawing and visual recording skills.

Media & Techniques

Experimenting with paint, print, sculpture, photography and digital tools.

Artist Research

Analysing artists and designers to inform your own work.

Developing Ideas

Planning, testing and refining concepts through sketchbooks.

Personal Investigation

A self-directed project with a supporting written study of your influences.

Externally Set Assignment

A timed project that pulls all of your skills together.

Course content and assessment can vary by exam board and year. Contact the Sixth Form team for the current specification.

Skills You’ll Build

Where It Can Take You

University Courses

  • Fine Art
  • Graphic Design
  • Architecture
  • Fashion & Textiles
  • Illustration
  • Photography

Career Paths

  • Graphic designer
  • Architect
  • Illustrator
  • Art director
  • Photographer
  • Games & animation artist

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Apply for our Sixth Form, or get in touch with the team to find out more about this course.

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