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GCE A Level in Art and Design

at Great Western Academy · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level22 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Students are introduced to a variety of experiences that explore a range of art media, processes and techniques. Traditional and new media are explored. Students will be expected to demonstrate skills in the following areas; • Appreciation of different approaches to recording images, such as observation, analysis, expression and imagination • Awareness of intended audience or purpose for their chosen areas of fine art • Understanding of the conventions of figurative/representational and abstract/non-representational imagery or genres • Appreciation of different ways of working, such as, using underpainting, wash, modelling, constructing, assembling, mono printing, lino printing • Understanding of pictorial space, composition, rhythm, scale and structure • Appreciation of colour, line, tone, texture, shape and form

What you need to get on

GCSE Art grade 5

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

  • Great Western Academy

    GREAT WESTERN ACADEMY WILLIAM MORRIS WAY, SWINDON, SN25 2PP

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · SWINDON

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