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Art & Design A-Level

at Paddington Academy, London · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Aim:- This A level course builds on prior learning at GCSE. Students will explore practical and critical/contextual work through a range of processes and media, including painting and drawing, printmaking, sculpture and lens-based image making. This course is designed to stimulate students’ intellectual, imaginative and creative capabilities. Skills learned:- • Generate and explore wide range of ideas using appropriate media and techniques; • How to undertake research, gathering visual material; • Explore resources, analysing, discussing and evaluating images, objects and artefacts; • Use knowledge and understanding of the work of others to develop and extend thinking and inform own work; • Apply knowledge and understanding in making images and artefacts; • Review and modify work; plan and develop ideas in a wide range of media; • Organise, select and communicate ideas, solutions and responses, and present them in a range of visual, tactile and/or sensory forms;

What you need to get on

5+ 9-6 GCSE grades including English, Maths and Art or an Art related subject.

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

  • Paddington Academy

    Marylands Road, London, W9 2DR

    DaytimeClassroom based
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