Work Based Learning

• Save valuable planning time: 12 readymade assignments, all you need for a full Diploma so you can get straight into delivery* – use these as they stand or edit them to suit your needs
• Deliver a varied and engaging course: our assignments give learners the opportunity to study a variety of themes, develop a range of skills and techniques, and use different media and materials. Themes include 'Consumerism and Pop Art' and ‘Fashion and Textiles – Inspired by American Indian Art’
• Adopt a holistic approach: most assignments in this Pack assess more than one unit, demonstrating a holistic approach to the generation of portfolio evidence for a strong art and design programme
• Prepare learners for progression and employment: scenarios bring the assignments to life, introducing learners to the types of projects they might undertake when working in the art and design sector
• Assess learner work with confidence: sample learner work for six of the assignments, graded by BTEC experts to help understanding of levels of Pass, Merit and Distinction.

All materials are available in a ring binder.  A CD-ROM is also provided to give you all materials electronically: view these on screen, share examples at the front of class, tailor the assignments for your own use, and share materials with your colleagues by uploading to your VLE.

*Subject to internal verification

About the author
Tricia Burton taught Art and Design for 30 years in schools and colleges before joining Edexcel. Tricia has delivered, assessed and verified a wide range of BTEC qualifications from Level 1 to Higher Nationals and has been involved in training and standardisation for teachers, verifiers and examiners. 

• Choice and support for learners working towards Certificate, Extended Certificate or Diploma: the Student Book provides coverage of all the mandatory units and all the optional units.
• Helps your learners to achieve their potential: comprehensive assessment activities, with pass, merit and distinction grading tips, act as a launch pad for learners to develop their own work.
• Edexcel’s Assignment Tips: written and reviewed by experts in the BTEC team, these give learners invaluable unit-by-unit advice on how to get the most from their BTEC course.
• Puts learners in the professionals’ shoes: WorkSpace case studies, featuring art and design industry specialists, bring the sector to life.
• Specifically structured to support all art and design learners, whatever units they follow: the Student Book covers planning, preparing and making, and evaluating, which are skills common to all artists and designers. Extended interviews with practising professionals provide a focus on working with briefs for all optional units.

Author team:

Tamar MacLellan, Alan Steven Parsons and Jan Wise

Experienced BTEC tutors and Art and Design practitioners. In this student book, they bring the sector to life, with detailed information, examples and activities to support all aspects of Art and Design, including Fine Art, Graphic Design, Digital Media, Photography, Fashion and Textiles. 

• Maximum support: provides practical ideas for delivery and  projects, and stretch and support activities and valuable information about the sector and industry practice.
• Saves planning time: you can use the Schemes of Work and lesson plans as they are or adapt them. Activity sheets and ideas map to learning outcomes.
• A rich bank of @t Work resources: the CD contains presentations of key concepts, videos of practising artists and designers and stimulus material. All of these can be used to facilitate class discussions, reinforce learning and bring the art and design sector to you classroom.   
• It’s easy to update your VLE: all Schemes of Work, Lesson Plans, activity sheets and @t Work resources are stored on a FREE VLE disk in the Teaching Resource Pack, so you can transfer whatever you need in just a couple of easy steps.
• Watch exclusive video clips from the Level 2 Teaching Resource Pack, featuring Kate Simcoe, Textile Artist and Artist in Residence.
  BTEC Level 2 First Art and Design Video 1
  BTEC Level 2 First Art and Design Video 2

Author team:

Sarah Holmes, Tamar MacLellan, Alan Steven Parsons and Jan Wise

Experienced BTEC tutors and Art and Design practitioners. In this pack, they use their experience of teaching BTEC Level 2 Art and Design and their knowledge of the Specification to give expert advice on delivering their units, setting practical projects and supporting learners to become imaginative and independent.