OPTIONAL SUBJECTS


ART (Fine Art / 3D Design) GCSE Exam Board: OCR


The GCSE course aims to provide students with a range of skills in a variety of media. Pupils will work in various materials, studying


techniques such as painting and drawing, printmaking, sculpture, collage, mixed media and/ or ceramics. They will be introduced to the work of artists


from many disciplines and time periods, including contemporary practitioners. As time goes on, pupils are encouraged to make individual choices based on the knowledge and skills they have gained. Independent research and project development skills are fostered, particularly during Year 11.


The GCSE course is run over two double periods


per week and pupils have access to the studios during lunchtimes whenever they require it. Pupils will be set on average, one prep task per week and will be expected to spend a minimum of one hour on this task. How is the course assessed? Assessment is based on a coursework portfolio worth 60% of the mark and completed during the period between the beginning of Year 10 and Christmas in Year 11. 40% of the final mark is based on an externally set project which is given


out in January of Year 11, worked on in class over a period of weeks culminating in a 10 hour practical exam session, usually undertaken towards the end of the Spring term. These 10 hours are split over the course of 2 days. GCSE Art gives pupils the opportunity to explore their creativity in a host of different ways, many of which will be new to them. Students should not be afraid to choose the subject because they think they ‘can’t draw’! The most important qualities we look for in potential art students are enthusiasm, an enquiring mind and a thirst to learn new skills.


BUSINESS STUDIES GCSE Exam Board: Edexcel


Business Studies is an exciting and fast-moving subject that looks at the way in which businesses operate to satisfy customers and make profits for investors. You will be shown how business decisions are made and have the opportunity to practise your own business decision-making in the context of a variety of simulated business situations: How would you set the price for a new games console? How can a new product idea be protected?


Business is all around us. You are part of it – a


customer, possibly an investor through your savings, enjoying some of the wealth created by businesses in the economy or interested in your


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