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Art & Design

at Dame Alice Owen'S School, Potters Bar · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

The syllabus is designed to continue from and complement the complement the GCSE course and is intended to meet the needs of the following groups of candidates: Students who wish to undertake further studies in art, craft and design, usually at Art College and Higher Education. Students who are considering careers for which an art background is relevant. These might include advertising, publishing, architecture, museum, theatre or art gallery work. Students who have an interest in and aptitude for the subject but who do not intend to take the subject beyond A Level, but wish to add breadth to their advanced level education in the Sixth Form. There are no compulsory trips although the examiners favourably comment upon gallery visits of our Art Study Tours to Paris, Florence, Madrid and Barcelona. Any work beyond the classroom such as life drawing and via The Creative Dimension Trust (a series of free specialist crafts-based workshops) can also be submitted for assessment.

What you need to get on

You need to have taken Art at GCSE and achieved a grade 6 (or above) to take it at A level.

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

  • Dame Alice Owen's School

    DUGDALE HILL LANE, POTTERS BAR, EN6 2DU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · POTTERS BAR

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