GCSE Art and Design - Teaching from 2025
Teaching and learning can require teachers and learners to engage with sensitive issues. To support practitioners delivering our Made-for-Wales qualifications, we have developed a new guidance document on delivering sensitive topics in the classroom. You can access our guidance via the following link.
For more information on the Professional Learning courses for the new Made-for-Wales GCSEs, please visit the Professional Learning page here.
Art & Design - QFF Preparing to Teach To access and download the FULL digital delegate pack, including pre-event materials, post event materials and Benchmark materials please access Portal > Resources > CPD & Exemplar > Art and Design > WJEC > GCSE > All > 2025
The GCSE Art and Design qualification will support the Curriculum for Wales by:
- Supporting the statements of what matters, giving learners the opportunity to
- develop artistic skills and knowledge
- respond and reflect as both artist and audience
- be innovative and bold in developing their own artistic identity.
- Supporting the principles of progression by giving learners the opportunity to:
- make links in the creative process as they explore and innovate
- create more sophisticated work
- refine skills and techniques
- gain confidence and resilience in giving and receiving feedback.
- Supporting the key considerations for Art and Design by giving learners the opportunity to:
- experiment and develop work through a range of resources, materials, techniques and processes
- produce a range of outcomes and to demonstrate a personal and creative response.
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