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Overview

GCSE in Applied Art and Design (Double Award) is one of a number of GCSEs in vocational subjects. The course is designed to offer students the opportunity to widen their participation in vocationally related learning, and aimed at those wanting a broad background in Applied Art and Design. It enables students to make valid personal choices on completion of the qualification and to allow progression into art-related areas of employment. This qualification is suitable for both pre-16 and post-16 learners in full-time or part-time education.

The course is accredited at Levels 1 and 2 (Foundation and Intermediate) of the National Qualifications Framework and provides students with a progression route to Foundation and Intermediate GNVQs, NVQs at Levels 1 2 and 3, VCE and GCE.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are to encourage students to:

• Develop an awareness of how practitioners operate as creative workers and work in teams.
• Gain awareness, through practical experience, of historical and contemporary practice and research techniques linked to the student's own personal work.
• Study how meaning is created and communicated through creative experimentation with media and materials.
• Develop ways of working that emphasise practical independence, self-directed learning and how to improve practice over time.
• Develop practical Applied Art and Design Skills, techniques and processes through working on design briefs.
• Gain experience of a wide range of safe techniques and associated equipment and technology used both for general and specialist work.
• Study the work practices of individuals and small businesses.
• Explore opportunities for progression (including employment).