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GCSE students follow the Edexcel examination course. This comprises coursework which is worth 60% of the total grade and a terminal examination which is worth 40% of the total grade.
Typically the Year 10 Coursework is:
- a project exploring surfaces through reptile skin
- a portraiture project looking at producing portraits through line, tone and colour
- the year 10 examination which is based on a previous Terminal Examination
Year 11 Coursework is mainly:
- the mock examination based on a previous Terminal Examination
All coursework is produced in sketchbooks with one or more personal responses displayed outside of the sketchbook.
The Terminal Examination is set by Edexcel and has a theme eg. Beginnings, Surfaces or Safely Contained. The work has two parts:
- the sketchbook developed over eight school weeks
- the personal response produced during the ten hour timed test
There are four Assessment Objectives each divided into two strands against which the student’s work is marked. The Coursework is marked separately to the Terminal Examination.
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