EDEXCEL LEVEL 3 BTEC FOUNDATION DIPLOMA in ART and DESIGN

Specialist Year Plan 2007/08

week number / week beginning / teaching and learning activity
3 sept / Induction Project 2 —Introduction to Drawing Skills.Introduction to the teaching and tutoring team.Small and large group work.Meeting the Learning Resources Staff.Preparation for Project 3 —Re-cycled.
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5 / 10 sept
17 sept
24sept
1 oct
8 oct / Exploratory Stage commences— including:Graphic Communication, Fashion and Textiles, Fine Art, 3D and Digital applications.Project 3 Theme: Re-Cycled.Outcomes to include in:
a. Fashion and Textiles: Wrapped in Memories constructing an assemblage
b. Digital Application: Digital Makeover digital autobiographical assemblage
c. 3D: Crazy Containers designing a package/container
d. Fine Art: Carbon Copies transcribing an image
e. Graphics: Funky Alphabets creating an alphabet
6 / 15 oct /

LONDON RESIDENTIAL

[3 DAYS — Monday 15 October – Wednesday 17 October]

Project 4: AS Critical and Contextual studies and Project 5: Concepts
Thursday 18 October:Lecture on ‘Concepts’ and to complete option form for two specialism choices
7 / 22 oct / 1st WEEK OF A TWO WEEK ROTATION
29 oct / College Reading Week / 1
8 / 5 nov / 2nd WEEK OF A TWO WEEK ROTATION

UCAS For Paper-based application to HE only prepare for submission of documents

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9 / 12 nov / 1st WEEK OF THE 2nd TWO WEEK ROTATION
UCAS route A forms to be completed and checked by Personal Tutors to hand in at the main office by 14 December 2007, end of week 12 / 1
10 / 19 nov / 2nd WEEK OF THE 2nd TWO WEEK ROTATION / 2
11 / 26 nov / CATCH UP WEEK — Preparation for Exploratory Stage Assessment including: Photographing work with PS PLUS ‘How to Mount your work’ lectures by the Teaching Team led by CH in the Graphics Studio.

NB: Tutorials, Critical and Contextual Studies and Creative Computing lectures will be running as normal

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13 / 3 dec
10 dec / Exploratory Stage Assessments
See Assessment Timetable published outside F5 on the main notice board for more specific details.1 hour assessment PLUS guidance on the Pathway Stage and HE choices.NB: Friday 21st December WRITING A PATHWAY STATEMENT OF INTENT.Specialist one-hour lecture PLUS Pathway Stage Projects [Unit 7] introductions and launch.
14 / 17 dec / AS CRITICAL AND CONTEXTUAL STUDIES WEEK.All tutorials are suspended to enable a special one week of AS Unit 2 activities to operate in all studios.
Project 6 Title:Style, Process and Method
24 dec
31 dec / Christmas Holiday

EDEXCEL LEVEL 3 BTEC FOUNDATION DIPLOMA in ART and DESIGN

Specialist Year Plan 2007/08(continued)

week number / week beginning / teaching and learning activity
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14 jan
21 jan
28 jan
4 feb / Pathway Stage commences.Project 7 A selection of specialist Pathway projects are offered in all areas for independent in depth study.All students will negotiate their direction with specialist staff before commencing new work.A focus on UNIT 7 PREPARATION AND PROGRESSION will enable students to prepare for UCAS Route A interviews.
20 / 11 feb / Pathway Stage continues — PREPARATION FOR PATHWAY ASSESSMENT [week21] Tuesday 12 Feb — Intro to UNIT 3 AS exam. [2 hrs]
18 feb / College Reading Week
For paper-based application:
UCAS Route B forms to the office by Friday 22 February 2008
21 / 25 feb / Pathway Stage Assessment.Individual 40 minute assessments with TWO staff to discuss FINAL MAJOR PROJECT and HE choices Route B
22 / 3 mar / AS CRITICAL and CONTEXTUAL STUDIES WEEK.[External Examination]
23 / 10 mar / EUROPEAN STUDY TRIP AMSTERDAM
24 / 17 mar / Monday 7 April — Writing a Statement of Intent [SOI] — a one-hour support lecture CONFIRMATORY STAGE commences.Project 8 The Final Major Project [FMP]
Term ends Thursday 20th March
24 mar
31 mar / Easter Holiday
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31 / 7 apr
14 apr
21 apr
28 apr
5 may
12 may
19 may / Final Major Project continues The Confirmatory Stage [UNITS 8 and 9] is externally examined during week commencing 16 June 2008. Controlled conditions will apply.Students will be offered guidance and support in relation to techniques and processes to ensure safe working practices.
Outcomes to include:
  • a Statement of Intent
  • research and development work
  • evaluative reflective practice
  • a body of finished work
  • supporting work [sketchbooks, SRJs etc]

26 may / College Reading Week FMP work must be ready for submission to the internal examination on Wednesday 4 June at 9.00 am in FAD studio
32 / 2 june / FMP Assessment and Internal Standardisation.Archiving of student work and prep for FMP exhibition.
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34 / 9 june
16 june
23 june / Assemble exhibition at the Main site.All students to be available.
External Examiner [Edexcel] to visit during week commencing 16 June 2008.

Annual Course Review Tuesday 24 June

SHOWS COME DOWN on Monday 23 June.ALL LOAN BOOKS [INCLUDING THOSE LENT BY SPECIALIST STAFF] TO BE RETURNED BEFORE ANY RESULT CAN BE OFFERED.Results published on Wednesday 2 July.Students to collect portfolios and student report forms [SRFs] from FAD studio and receive written feedback from external examination.

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ANNUAL YEAR PLAN [SPECIALIST] — PREP BY FAD TEAM.