BTEC First Certificate/Diploma in Art & Design

The Academy Art department has a growing reputation for offering a diverse creative experience for learners and aims to encourage an understanding of Art in its broadest terms. Our goal is to familiarise students with a range of materials, techniques and experiences as well as to introduce students to the rich and varied aspects of the contextual history of art practice.

Exam board website

Year 10

Learners who have opted for Art and Design for the first time will follow the Edexcel 2010 specification detailed below:

Edexcel Level 2 BTEC Extended Certificate (2 GCSE)

Unit 1: Contextual References in Art and Design (Compulsory)
Unit 2: 2D Visual Communication (Compulsory)
Unit 3: 3D Visual Communication (Compulsory)
Unit 4: Using Ideas to Explore, Develop and Produce Art and Design (Optional)
Unit 13: Working with Visual Arts Briefs (Optional)
Learners must complete 3 compulsory and 1 optional unit.

Learners who have studied the BTEC First Diploma in Art & Design in 2009-10 will follow the Edexcel 2007 specification detailed below:

Unit 1: 2D and 3D Communication
Unit 2: Contextual References in Art and Design
Unit 3 Explore and Develop Art and Design
Unit 4 Produce an Art and Design outcome
Learners must complete Units 1-4 and 2 optional units.
Unit 6 Working with Photography Briefs optional unit
Unit 7 Working with Fashion Design briefs optional unit
Unit 8 Working with Textiles Briefs optional unit
Unit 10 Working with Interactive Media briefs optional unit
Unit 11 Working with Visual Arts Briefs optional unit
Unit 12 Working with 3D Design Crafts Briefs optional unit
Student guide for Diploma Learners (PDF)

Year 11

BTEC First Certificate Art & Design 2007 specification

Unit 1: 2D and 3D Communication
Unit 2: Contextual References in Art and Design
Learners must complete Units 1-2 and 1 optional unit.
Unit 6 Working with Photography Briefs optional unit
Unit 7 Working with Fashion Design briefs optional unit
Unit 8 Working with Textiles Briefs optional unit
Unit 10 Working with Interactive Media briefs optional unit
Unit 11 Working with Visual Arts Briefs optional unit
Unit 12 Working with 3D Design Crafts Briefs optional unit
Student guide for certificate Learners (PDF)

Links to other websites
http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/subjects/art-and-design/index.aspx

Student guide for certificate students (PDF)
Student guide for Diploma students (PDF)

Student Work

Year 11 Portrait Painting

Year 11 Portait Study