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GCE A Level in Art and Design

at The Academy of St Nicholas, Liverpool · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This is a two-year course, which is an overall A-level qualification. The main purpose of the course is to develop your ability in creating meaning by an expressive or inventive artistic response to the visual world, a personal context or social issue. The course will develop your skills in the use and control of formal elements, techniques and technologies and the application to the selected media. You will also develop your understanding of how ideas, feelings and meanings connect to images and artefacts at a personal level and how they are also socially constructed over time through genres, styles and traditions. You will need to demonstrate an understanding of context in your work.

What you need to get on

4 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English or maths.

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

  • The Academy of St Nicholas

    51 HORROCKS AVENUE, LIVERPOOL, L19 5NY

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · LIVERPOOL

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