1. GCSE Art and Art & Design Sept 2012

4. What is meant by art craft and design? Art based study can be defined as practice that usually involves the development of personal work and lines of enquiry determined by the need to explore an idea, convey an experience or respond to a theme or issue.

5. CRAFT Craft based study can be defined as practice that usually involves making activities that draw upon knowledge of tools, materials and process and associated intellectual, creative and practical skills.

6. Design Design based study can be defined as practice that usually involves developing a response to a specific need, brief or starting point, taking account of established requirements, constraints and/or parameters.

7. Redborne Art and Design Department As we are an art and design department we offer courses that encompass a wide range of experiences that include elements of both art, craft and design. This means that no doors are closed to students of art and design and students can choose to work in a range of contexts.

8. What courses are available at Key Stage 4 in Art? Fine Art GCSE (Single Art) Art & Design GCSE (Double Art)

9. The Design part of the Double course could involve a range of outcomes involving graphics, textiles, ceramics, web, product media processes and techniques. Poster design Jewellery design

10. Photography

11. How do they work? Fine Art GCSE (Single Art) If you have only one option available and you would like to take Art at GCSE then this is the option for you! Art & Design GCSE (Double Art) This choice gives you twice the Art fun! This course is most suitable for those students thinking that they might want to pursue art and design perhaps as a career or continue onto A’Level It is the equivalent of two fantastic GCSE courses in Fine Art and Art & Design added together (Fine Art GCSE+ Art & Design GCSE = Double Art) Resulting in two discreet qualifications at GCSE level.

12. The similarities and differences at a glance: Fine Art GCSE Uses one option block 5 lessons every 2 weeks Exam board: Aqa 60% course work 40% externally set assignment Project work will include either 2D or 3D experiments in response to a theme. Work will be based on a foundation in visual language, using a variety of media, techniques and technology's to develop practical skills and understanding used to refine their own ideas and produce meaningful outcomes linked with the works of others. Taught as one course of work. Art & Design GCSE Uses two option blocks 10 lessons every 2 weeks Exam boards: Edexcel and Aqa 60% course work 40% externally set assignment Projects will include both design orientated 2D & 3D work in response to a brief and Fine Art which will be created in response to a theme or personally selected starting point. All work will be developed through sustained investigation and research. Students are encouraged to produce well worked highly individualised outcomes. Taught as 2 concurrent courses of work.

13. What’s the bonus of taking the double option? 2 Grades in GCSE Art at the end of the course. A broad and exciting folio of work offering opportunities to experience more media and techniques than you can explore in 5 lessons a fortnight. Creatively it closes no doors- this is the foundation which could allow you to pursue any artistic aspiration; photographer, set designer, costume designer, interior decorator, ceramicist, sculptor, painter, Art historian, product designer, Art therapist, graphic designer..... The list goes on and on and...

14. “I hear art is A LOT of work, will I cope?” Like anything worth having, you have to expect to work hard to succeed. When you are doing something that you love then it doesn’t feel like hard work. When you get into what you are doing sometimes you just don’t want to stop working on it until you’ve got it how you want it? Success is based on good organisation, self motivation and determination.

15. What am I waiting for? A very good question.... Choosing to take Art at GCSE you will have the opportunity to work with teachers who are passionate about their subject and have either worked in the past or continue to work as professional artists and or designers. The teachers are your examiners and with years of experience under their belts they will be able to give you very specific guidance and feedback to help you realise your full potential.

16. How good is Redborne Art Department really? Well, even if you have never seen the fantastic examples of amazing work produced by our young Artists and Designers or picked up on the positive buzz of our enthusiastic students on open evenings then… We will let our results speak for themselves…

17. GCSE Unendorsed Summer 2011 65 boys and girls were entered for this qualification. 46% of students achieved A- A*. 75% of students achieved at or above their indicator grades. On average students achieved 0.4 of a grade better than indicators. Students achieving A* equated to 22% (2011). Statistical analysis far exceeded national comparisons of 9% at A* in 2011. 46% of the cohort achieved A-A*. Unendorsed GCSE as a subject was ranked fifth highest in Redborne out of 32, across all assessed courses in summer 2011.

18. GCSE Fine Art Endorsed Summer 2011 Fine Art Endorsed GCSE was ranked highest in Redborne out of 32 subjects, across all assessed courses in summer 2011. 100% of students achieved grades A*-B. 82% of which achieved at grades A*-A compared to 28% achieved nationally. 64% of candidates who achieved A*-A exceeded their indicators. The cohort achieved 16 grades higher than indicated which equates to an astonishing 145% above indicators. On average students achieved 1.5 of a grade better than indicators.

19. YES, we are that proud of our success! Results at a glance: GCSE Redborne Art and Design Redborne Fine art National percentag es %A*-A 46.15% 81.82%24.60 %A*-C 86.15% 100%76.30 % at or above indicator 75% 100%n/a

20. Things you know you shouldn’t say to an Art teacher…. “It’s an easy option just to sit around and paint a bit, after all anything can be called Art these days” “Its not a proper subject, I mean you’re not going to get a job with Art are you?” “Except for being a professional Artist or an Art teacher are there any other jobs that you can do with Art?”

21. The Importance of the Creative Industries ‘world exports of visual arts more than doubled from £10.3 billion’ The creative and cultural industries are increasingly recognised as not only being a "defining feature of the British national identity" and vital component of our quality of life, but also as vital to the health of the UK economy, representing 8% of our GDP. "It is a sector that has experienced rapid growth throughout the world in the last decade. The contribution of our creative economy to overall gross domestic product is the highest across all OECD countries." Will Hutton, Work Foundation

22. The creative economy comprises advertising, architecture, art, crafts, design, fashion, film, music, performing arts, publishing, R&D, software, toys and games, TV and radio, and video games (Howkins 2001) The creative industries have been seen to become increasingly important to economic well-being, proponents suggesting that; "human creativity is the ultimate economic resource," (Florida 2002) “the industries of the twenty-first century will depend increasingly on the generation of knowledge through creativity and innovation," (Landry & Bianchini 1995).

23. The current Department for Culture, Media and Sport definition recognises 11creative sectors Advertising Architecture Arts and antique markets Crafts Design (see also communication design) Designer Fashion Film, video and photography Software, computer games and electronic publishing Music and the visual and performing arts Publishing Television Radio If you are interested in any of these sectors then a GCSE in Art could open doors to these future opportunities.

24. What next? If you have any questions or want to see work by previous and existing students please don’t hesitate to ask your art teacher. OR email us; Mrs Blackwell (Head of Department) stsblackwell@redborne.com Miss Maher (KS4 coordinator) stkmaher@redborne.com

25. GCSE Art and Art & Design 2012

26. The only limit to our students is their own imagination

43. Work produced for an exhibition at Tring Zoological Museum