The syllabus and hours of study
The course will prepare your child for the Pearson International GCSE Art and Design – Fine Art (4FA1).
The course has two components, each of which is worth 50% of the final mark. Component 1 is a portfolio of work created by the student on themes set by Wolsey Hall. Component 2 focuses on a theme set by Pearson each year in January of the second year of study, beginning with student prep work and ending with a 10-hour sustained focus period which is remotely invigilated. Wolsey Hall will be the entering exam centre for students taking this course as all invigilation is conducted entirely remotely. There will be an examination entry fee which will be payable to Wolsey Hall, and this will be shared at enrolment with parents.
As the entering exam centre, Wolsey Hall needs to verify that everything submitted to the exam board is the candidate’s own work and therefore we have designed a process for continuous monitoring throughout the course which will enable your tutor to confirm that all the work is indeed your own and has been done by you under the conditions set by the exam board. This will involve students recording their work sessions and taking photographs to show progression at the end of tasks that are identified as forming part of their portfolio of work and also their controlled assessment preparatory work.