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A Level Art and Design

at Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

The course aims to encourage the development of your intellectual, imaginative, creative and intuitive powers. A level Art and Design will involve highly personal responses; your own artistic style will be developed and you will need to show that you are passionate about Art. Essential requirements for the course are commitment, motivation and enthusiasm. You will develop your creative capacity through idea development, structured workshops and technical experimentation over the duration of the course. This will include learning new skills and techniques. You will be given the opportunity of working in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and mixed media with focused observational drawing as a starting point. You will have the opportunity to work alongside visiting practicing artists and to participate in life drawing. If you join Art and Design, you will be thinking about your future as a professional practitioner working in a creatively orientated business. Employment within the realm of Art and Design is extremely broad and can range from architecture, advertising, graphic design, packaging design, computer game design, web design, book illustration, animation, jewellery design and theatrical set design.

What you need to get on

6/above in an Art at GCSE or submission of an accepted portfolio of work in advance.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Maidstone

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