High Tunstall College of Science

The GCSE in Applied Art and Design is an exciting new course to High Tunstall. It is a “Double Award” course which means that is equivalent to two GCSE’s and is ideal for those students who wish to move into employment within the creative industries.

 

Staffing Structure

 

PERFORMING ARTS

 

Mrs S Pinchen   Faculty Leader

Mr G Wood       Second in Faculty

Mrs M Siddell 
Ms D Pilkington       
Ms N Blanckley 
Mrs J Allen    

 

 

The course consists of three compulsory units. Each of these units is worth 33.3% of the final grade at GCSE:

 

In this unit students will explore how artists, craftspeople and designers communicate their ideas and feelings in their work.

 

This unit allows students to develop their own skills with materials. This could involve working with any of the following, but must include two “wet” and two “dry” media:

· pen

· pencil

· oil pastels

· charcoal

· paint

· printing inks

· fabric dyes · clay

· foam

· wire

· wood

· plastic

· card

· papier mâché

· textiles

· collage materials

 

This unit will help students understand how artists, craftspeople and designers have to plan and produce their own artwork in order to meet the needs of their “client”.

 

The artists on this course will be equipped with vocational knowledge, skills and understanding within the world of art. It will require students to work independently and as part of a team and will empower students to take control of their own learning and development. Students will study the work practices of individuals and small businesses and will develop an awareness of safe working practises with a range of materials and techniques.