At A-level, students can choose two from the three courses on offer: Art & Design, Photography and Three-Dimensional (3D) Design.
The Year 12 courses in Art & Design and Photography consist of two components: ‘Materials and Processes’ and a ‘Personal Contextual Study’ where students are encouraged to explore an artist(s) and theme of their own choice. In Year 13, students are encouraged to pursue more personal lines of enquiry and an exam-based theme. The 3D Design course involves creating a portfolio and range of 3D products. Students also curate their own end-of-course exhibition. Each course offers an array of museum and exhibition visits, talks and workshop days with visiting artists. We encourage our students to regularly visit museums and galleries and attend talks outside of school.
The Creative Art and Design Faculty facilities include three spacious, light-filled art studios, a separate photography studio and dark room, two large 3-D Design studios, a Textiles studio, a digital area with a full adobe suite and a printmaking and screen printing area.
Each of the Creative Art and Design subjects are supportive subjects for all areas of academic work and, for many students, are seen as enriching elements of their broader education. Even students who do not intend to continue creative arts at higher education level – like some of our medicine students – quite often keep one as an option in Year 13. For those students planning to continue with higher education courses in the creative arts, we offer guidance with applications to art foundation and degree courses, and help to develop their portfolios in support of those applications. A-level Art & Design, Photography and 3D Design students at Colfe’s often go on to study degrees in Fine Art, History of Art, Architecture, Graphic Design, Advertising and Marketing, Animation, Set Design, Photography, Architecture, Engineering and more.
A-level Course Details