GCSE Art and Design
Area Moderation for AQA GCSE Art and Design
We are currently organising area moderation meetings for 2012. Your head of department will be sent a letter shortly detailing the requirements for area moderation 2012. For further information, please refer to the instruction sheet for area moderation.
If your centre took part in area moderation in 2011 you do not need to complete the form linked below. However, you will need to complete and submit the form by the 14 November 2011, if any of the following apply:
- You wish to take part in Area Moderation in 2012
- You wish to be visited by a moderator instead of attending an area moderation meeting
- Your centre no longer intends to host an area moderation meeting in 2012
- Your centre can now host an area moderation meeting in 2012
- Your centre contact details have changed since 2010/2011
If you wish to participate in area moderation please apply by completing the on-line form. Each centre participating in an area moderation meeting must submit a separate application form.
Any question regarding area or visiting moderation please contact the subject team.
GCSE Art and Design Teacher Standardisation meetings
The GCSE Art and Design Teacher Standardisation meetings are now live. To book a place on a meeting please visit the on-line booking service, Courses and Events. Please note places are limited to two delegates per centre. Please be aware that we are unable to take bookings by telephone.
Current events you might be interested in
AQA teacher CPD is offering the following Art and Design meetings which you may be interested in:
- Art and Design – The Inspirational Head of Department
- Art and Design – KS2-5 Construction, Deconstruction, Reconstruction: a fresh look at sculpture in the art and design curriculum CPD
- Art and Design: Painting with Acrylics (CPD)
- Art and Design A-level/GCSE/KS3:Working the surface(CPD)
To find out more or to book a place visit our on-line booking service, Courses and Events, and search for any of the meetings above!
Teacher Standardisation meetings – Reminder Notes
Teacher Standardisation meeting Reminder Notes for summer 2011 have now been posted on e-AQA under Secure Key Materials.
Secure Key Materials
Secure Key Materials is a new e-AQA service which replaces Recent Exam Materials from 1 September. It provides teachers and Exams Officers with exclusive access to a bank of exam-related material that is:
- secure
- easy to navigate
- quick to use
- intuitive, based on the design of our website.
Please read our new leaflet and look at the following demo to find out more about this new service.
To obtain an e-AQA account and access to Secure Key Materials, please register at e-AQA. For more information about the materials published on Secure Key Materials, please don't hesitate to contact the Subject team.
Our range of Art and Design qualifications
For the teachers of:
- GCSE Art and Design
- A-level Art and Design, Applied Art and Design, History of Art
- ELC Art and Design
Karen's experience of teaching Art and Design
We do AQA because there's something for everyone. It also gives us extra flexibility to be creative and the students get much more out of it.
Karen Clifford, Head of the Visual Arts Faculty, George Abbot School, Guildford
Student Handbook and Online Resources
AQA and Nelson Thornes have teamed up to produce printed and electronic materials written by AQA Senior Examiners specifically to accompany the GCSE Art and Design specification.
Art and Design Student Handbook
Changes to moderation sampling procedures
(Examinations Update 6)
Contact us
01483 556 244
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