Mrs L. Hitchings
Mrs L. Hitchings
Mrs C. Taylor
Teacher of Art
Area Leader: Post 16
Miss L. Katchi
Teacher of Art
Miss K. Harrington
Assistant Headteacher
Mrs N. Jones
Assistant Headteacher
The Art Department offers a broad and enriched education where pupils are encouraged to learn with increasing independence and skill: exploring cross-curricular and personal themes; experiencing varied materials and processes to produce artwork and by studying and analysing the work of artists, designers and craftspeople.
The course offers opportunities to:
Exam Board – WJEC
Coursework (60%) – To present an Art sketchbook along with final outcomes (paintings, sculpture, prints, batiks, collage) based on a given theme. (September-January)
Final Examination (40%) – Six weeks to prepare a second sketchbook on another theme followed by a 10 hour examination to produce a final outcome. (March-April)
THEMES/PROJECTS:
AS/A2 Level CONTENT OF THE COURSE
A Level Theme Examples:
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
Producing your own artwork using materials such as:-
LLANOVER HALL
Students attend Llanover Arts Centre once a week as part of their course.
Here, they develop skills in:-
WJEC GCSE – http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/art-and-design/gcse/
WJEC A Level – http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/art-and-design/as-a-level/
Mrs K. Morgan
Teacher of Music
Area Leader: Creative & Innovation
Mrs K. Taylor
Teacher of Music
Head of Year
Miss E. Travers
Teacher of Music
Capped 9 Leader
Music GCSE offers an integrated approach to the three distinct disciplines of performing, composing and appraising through four areas of study. The four areas of study are designed to develop knowledge and understanding of music through the study of a variety of genres and styles.
The four areas of study are:
Area of study 1: Musical Forms and Devices
Area of study 2: Music for Ensemble
Area of study 3: Film Music
Area of study 4: Popular Music
The course is assessed in three ways
Unit 1: Performing – 35%
● A minimum of two pieces, one of which must be an ensemble performance of at
least one-minute duration. The other piece(s) may be either solo and/or ensemble.
● One of the pieces performed must link to an area of study of the learner’s
choice.
● A programme note for one performance linked to an area of study.
Unit 2: Composing – Two composition 35%
● One composition in response to a brief set by WJEC.
● The second composition is a free composition for which learners set their own brief
● An evaluation of the composition composed in response to a brief set by WJEC.
Unit 3: Appraising 30%
● This unit is assessed via a listening examination.
● Eight questions in total, two on each of the four areas of study.
● Two of the eight questions are based on prepared extracts set by WJEC.
Mr P. Williams
Teacher of Drama
Head of Year
The WJEC GCSE in Drama is an exciting, inspiring and practical course. With a large practical element pupils will be involved in and explore drama, as performers and/or designers. Additionally it provides opportunities to attend live theatre performances and to develop skills as informed and thoughtful audience members.
Across its 3 units the pupils will study:
● the techniques of either a theatre practitioner or a genre of drama
● two complete performance texts, one explored through a performance of key extracts and the other explored and studied as theatre for the written examination.
Pupils will have the opportunity to work practically as designers and/or performers on:
● one devised performance using the techniques or characteristics of their chosen theatre practitioner or genre.
● one performance based on two 10 minute extracts from a performance text.
The Drama course is broken down into three main elements.
Unit 1 Devising Theatre 40%
Unit 2 Performing Theatre – 20%
Unit 3 Interpreting Theatre – 40%
