GCSE Art and Design (9-1) - J170-J176 Teaching from 2016

Planning and teaching

Return to school - September 2020 Advice for summer assessment in 2021 taken from our recent returning to schools webinar, with a few tips for photographing work into digital portfolios that are assessment ready. PPTX 8MB
Your guide to the changes for 2021 PDF 134KB
Guidance for submitting artwork Advice, guidance and best practice on photographing and videoing candidate evidence, preparing candidate evidence for submission and file formats. PDF 2MB

Support highlights A comprehensive collection of resources to help you quickly get up to speed in the classroom and support your students in preparing for exams. These materials will focus your teaching on individual abilities of students, help determine their capabilities and above all save you time. PDF 687KB

Drawing for different purposes and means J171 - This guide focuses on drawing as a theme within the different specialisms of Art and Design. PDF 2MB

Scheme of work J170 - J176 - This document provides centres with guidance to support them in designing and setting portfolio tasks for remote teaching and learning in art and design. DOCX 276KB

Sample project portfolio J170-J176 - An exemplar portfolio project for GCSE (9-1) Art and Design to assist teachers with project coverage. DOC 2MB
Skills guides

Art, craft and design J170-J176 - This factsheet gives students an overview of the content and assessment of this broad-based course. PDF 2MB
Five reasons to study the arts J170-J176 - Aimed at students and parents, this factsheet outlines some of the key benefits of studying OCR's art, music and drama qualifications. PDF 979KB

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  22 June 2021
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