Key Stage 4
Course Information
Visual Arts & Design Post 16
Course Information
Visual Arts & Design
What will I Study? What will I Study?
If you join us at age 14 you will learn and develop
your knowledge of the basics of drawing, painting,
sculpture, photography, animation, fashion, illustration
and textiles. As you develop through the course you
also have the opportunity to choose a specialism.
Once you finish your studies you will achieve a BTEC
Level 2 First Certificate in Art and Design, equivalent to
two GCSEs. If you want to enter a career in visual arts and
design this course aims to give you the practical
skills and knowledge to do this. You will develop your
techniques in drawing and life drawing, painting,
sculpture, printmaking, illustration, web design, textiles,
photography, live art, graphics, fashion, film making
and many more areas of art.
How do I Apply?
Answer the following questions in section 7 of the
application form:
a) What art and design techniques or equipment
have you used? Why have you chosen these?
b) What ICT programmes or online applications have
you used and how? Give examples of how this has
developed your art and design work.
c) Tell us about yourself and your experiences in visual
art and design. Which artists have inspired you
and why?
d) Choose a piece of art and design work and
describe what you think is effective about it.
You will also have the chance to travel abroad on the
department’s annual overseas trip which also feeds
directly into your final major project. At the end of
your course you w