ART A level final exam countdown - can be adapted for any exam board

Art & Design A level teachers will find this countdown document VERY useful. I have found that using them has boosted our grades last year to 16% above National Average - and I work in a deprived Academy!

For each of the 4 assessment objectives, it states the activities pupils can follow, as they plan for their final or mock exams. They could also be adapted for use with coursework projects.

The issue many art teachers have [myself included!!] is OBLIGING pupils to make work, even if they are “stuck” for ideas. The sheet minimises that possibility. They make pupils create outcomes, EVERY lesson. This generates work that is then presented for each Assessment Objective.

I have found it really focuses and motivates the pupils, if they have to mount up work for each AO on a display sheet.

The countdowns:

• has 3 tiers of difficulty for each task set - allowing you / your pupil to differentiate
• can be adapted to suit your calendar - just change the dates, and number of 3 tiers lessons you need in each week
• can be printed off for display
• can be shared with parents/carers - electronically if you wish - so its easy for them too to know, what their children should be working on.

So; no more blank pieces of paper, and no more blank stares from stressed out pupils, stuck for ideas! Lesson by lesson, your exam work is produced…

Do try these yourself, and let me know how you get on :-)