Aim

In 3D Design at GCSE, students are encouraged to work in a range of two and three-dimensional media (including digital processes) over a duration of a two-year course creating three-dimensional outcomes. The two-year course is two or three lessons per week. We explore and research the work of a variety of artists and craftspeople and this will inspire your own ideas.

Topics covered

The main areas we focus on are:

• Construction techniques, sketching and annotating in 2D online and by hand
• Sculpture, ceramics, model making and product design in a range of materials

Assessment

The exam board (AQA) asks for a portfolio of work that represents the best aspects of what a student has produced over the course. This coursework portfolio accounts for 60% of the overall award. The examination unit is started in the second half of the course – students 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. This ‘examination’ unit accounts for 40% of the overall award.

• Coursework 60% of the final grade
• Examination 40% of the final grade