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GCE A Level in Art and Design

at Trinity School, Newbury · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull time£1,333

What the college says

COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS Year 12: Students work through a series of experimental workshops designed to develop technical skill and knowledge of new media for the first two terms. Examples of workshops include; Illustration, Photography, Painting, Print Making and Sculpture including Ceramics. Students then progress to a more independent way of working, selecting media to investigate further and developing personal responses to a theme. Examples of themes include; Environment, Identity, Conflict and Twisted/ Distorted. The practical work will be informed by critical research and investigations into the work of professional artists and designers from a range of times and countries. The work students produce will be refined and organised into a portfolio which will demonstrate skills in the four assessment objectives; develop, experiment and refine, record observations, and present. Students will be pushed technically and creatively to respond to the theme in new and imaginative ways. Students studying A Level Art are encouraged to make use of the sixth form area in the Art studios where they can work independently exploring techniques. Year 13 : Portfolio including a personal Study, 60% of A Level marks: Students are guided through the writing of a research question, tailored to their interests, to respond to in their portfolios. Students then work through a series of experimental workshops designed to develop technical skill and knowledge of new media in response

What you need to get on

Five grade 5s at GCSE as well as a 6 in GCSE Art

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

  • Trinity School.

    Love Lane Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Newbury

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