Kirklees Prospectus - - Provider 14 to 16 Course Details

The Art GCSE course at Batley Girls is a course based on a series of projects, with a main emphasis on practical artwork covering a range of processes.  In Fine Art you will develop skills with painting, drawing, printing, 3D and digital techniques. 

Pupils who opt for the Art and Design double option package with have the opportunity to be entered for a second option under the Art GCSE heading, Unendorsed, where they will develop strong skills in more than one art area, such as ceramics, photography, textiles, print-making, and 3D.  This new opportunity for pupils to be double entered and gain a second GCSE has been put together to enable students to develop speciality skills and a strong portfolio of art in a range of areas.

Topics taught for each area of the subject will give you chance to explore feelings about yourself and the world around you through finding new forms of organisation, interpretation and communication of experience; we will work with you to unlock your creativity, and develop important thinking skills with creative thinking and problem solving.

This course suits students who enjoy being creative and practical.  Skills used in this course will be easily transferred to and from other media or design related interests, such as English, Design Technology, and an interest in the world and people around you that relates well to Humanities.

60% coursework over the two years

40% final 10 hour practical exam at the end of the two years, held over two days,

Art, Media and Design careers are a growth area in our current society.  Students who study Art GCSE at Batley Girls often go on to study an Arts based AS course at the school, with view to moving into art related degrees and careers, such as designing, photography, exhibition work, fashion, illustration, teaching, research , advertising or running galleries.

Students develop independent thinking skills and enhance their wider learning potential through the Art GCSE and their skills suit a range of AS levels, such as Media, Photography, Art Textiles, Fine Art, English, Psychology

The course will involve working with outside artists, and links to and visits to many of the local galleries in our area – Bagshaw Museum, Cartwright Hall, and Leeds City Gallery to name just a few.

Many of our artist workshops and visits are funded through the Arts College fund to enable all students to benefit from the experience.