The Art, Design & Technology Department has well-resourced teaching rooms and studios alongside a variety of other teaching and learning areas and generous storage space.  There has recently been a major expansion in the provision of permanent individual workspaces for all A Level students in Art & Design (Fine Art) and Art & Design (Photography). In addition, there are three main Art & Design classrooms and two well-equipped computer suites.

Fine Art

Fine Art is by far the most highly subscribed Art and Design based qualification nationally and is a course that welcomes a variety of non-didactic approaches. This is a well-regarded qualification that can form the typical platform to a range of exciting creative pathways. It can also serve as a useful supplementary qualification for the majority of university courses. The staff who deliver the course are experienced moderators who occupy senior roles for the same examination board. Moreover, students’ work from New Hall is often used as exemplar work at Edexcel.

Course Details

We follow the linear route (the full A Level qualification over two years of study):

Edexcel: Advanced GCE in Art and Design: Fine Art (9FA0)

• Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of the qualification) – this includes a written study of at least 1000 words
• Component 2: Externally Set Assignment (40% of the qualification; this latter component runs from 1 February to early May in Year 13)

The course especially fosters an independence of mind in developing, refining and communicating one’s own ideas, intentions and personal outcomes.

Photography

Photography is a well subscribed Art and Design based qualification nationally. Such a course can be studied alongside Fine Art or alongside any other academic subjects. Akin to Fine Art, this qualification provides a recognised benchmark of academic ability for employers.

Course Details

Edexcel: Advanced GCE in Art and Design: Photography (9PY0)

• Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of the qualification) – this includes a written study of at least 1000 words
• Component 2: Externally Set Assignment (40% of the qualification; this latter component runs from 1 February to early May in Year 13)

Students are encouraged to consider the application and implications of new and emerging technologies that can be used in conjunction with traditional and digital photography materials.

Parts of the airy and well-equipped Year 13 Art Studio and the newly-refurbished Year 12 workspaces

The recently refurbished digital suite and a spacious darkroom, accessible to all year groups