KS4 curriculum

IGCSE Art and Design Online Course

Looking for a flexible and effective way for your child to study Art and Design at home? TLC LIVE Online School’s IGCSE Art and Design course follows the Pearson Edexcel linear specification, helping students to express ideas, experiment confidently and develop their own artistic style.

Taught live by qualified, UK-based teachers, our online lessons are interactive, supportive and designed to strengthen both confidence and mastery of art and design.

Discover our full online IGCSE curriculum

IGCSE Art and Design Course Aims

This Edexcel IGCSE course aims to enable learners to:

  • actively engage in the creative process of art, craft and design in order to develop as effective and independent learners, and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds
  • develop creative, imaginative and intuitive capabilities when exploring and making images, artefacts and products
  • become confident in taking risks and learn from experience when exploring and experimenting with ideas, processes, media, materials and techniques
  • develop critical understanding through investigative, analytical, experimental, practical, technical and expressive skills
  • develop and refine ideas and proposals, personal outcomes or solutions with increasing independence
  • acquire and develop technical skills through working with a broad range of media, materials, techniques, processes and technologies with purpose and intent
  • develop knowledge and understanding of art, craft and design in historical and contemporary contexts, societies and cultures
  • develop an awareness of the different roles and individual work practices evident in the production of art, craft and design in the creative and cultural industries
  • develop an awareness of the purposes, intentions and functions of art, craft and design in a variety of contexts and as appropriate to students’ own work
  • demonstrate safe working practices in art, craft and design

Component 1: Personal Portfolio

Component code: 4FA1/01
No examination
Total marks available: 72 marks
Percentage of final grade: 50%

Content overview

  • develop and explore ideas
  • research primary and contextual sources
  • experiment with techniques and processes
  • present personal response(s) to theme(s)

    Component 2: Externally-set Assignment

    Paper code: 4FA1/012
    Timed examination: 10 hours
    Total marks available: 72 marks
    Percentage of final grade: 40%

    Content overview

    • develop and explore ideas
    • research primary and contextual sources
    • experiment with techniques and processes
    • present personal response(s) to the externally-set theme

    Things to know

    Course Name: International GCSE in Art and Design – Fine Art
    Course Code: 4FA1
    Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel
    Examination Type: In-person or online
    Course Duration: 2 years
    Course Delivery: Online lessons (live) and access to course materials at all times

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