Aim

In GCSE Photography, you are encouraged to work in a range of lens-based and light-based media (including digital processes, animation and dark room techniques). The two-year course is two or three lessons per week. The course is carefully structured to ensure you have a creative, rewarding and successful photography experience. We explore and research the work of a variety of artists and photographers and this will inspire your own ideas.

Assessment

The exam board (AQA) asks for a portfolio of work that represents the best aspects of what you have produced over the course. This ‘coursework’ portfolio accounts for 60% of the overall award. The examination unit starts in the second half of the course. You have to respond to one of a series of questions set by the exam board. Preparation work is coursework based; a final piece of work is produced in exam conditions over 10 hours. The examination unit as a whole accounts for 40% of the overall award.