14-19

14 - 19 Diplomas and BTEC Firsts
The Gallery welcomes students and teachers of the new 14 - 19 Diplomas in Creative & Media and Hair & Beauty and the BTEC Firsts. All sessions are designed specifically to assist students and teachers to respond to the Gallery and our Collection, and to initiate class projects. We can also tailor our programmes for other courses with a vocational approach including Applied GCSE & A Level.
Creative and Media Diploma 14-19

In 2008, the Gallery collaborated with LONSAS to provide two National Pilots, a study day combining visual art and media, and a gallery workshop merging art and performing arts. In 2009, we diversified our programming to include CPD for teachers and sessions on set design, photography and props. Our learning programme has potential provision for other units from this new module including Artefact (Edexcel Unit 3), Industrial Realisation (ORC Unit 3) & Discovery and Potential (AQA Unit 4 & 2).
BTEC Firsts: Many of our sessions offer support for the mandatory BTEC units including Contextual Referencing, 2D and 3D Communication including Edexcel Units 4-6 and also support aspects of the specialist units 7- 18.
Face of Fashion

Face of Fashion

Campaign Study Days

Supporting Creative and Media Diploma Level 2 Campaign (Edexcel Unit 5),
BTEC Firsts Working with Site-Specific Briefs (Edexcel unit 18)

9 November 2010
Study Day for 14 -16

ALL 10.15 - 15.30 with a break for lunch (not provided)

Offering students the chance to learn what it takes to conduct a successful campaign, these Study Days are a comprehensive introduction to Campaign Unit. Focusing on how the National Portrait Gallery promoted the successful Face of Fashion exhibition in 2007, students work with the Gallery's Marketing Officer to examine messages, ideas, methods and aims of the award-winning campaign. Students work in groups to to develop their own Campaign to market a Gallery exhibition. Assigned materials and roles, the groups are set a challenge in the style of the TV programme The Apprentice, gaining the inspiration and expertise to develop their own Campaign, record entries in their Process Portfolio and generate ideas for their Student Project. 

Setting it Up: Photography and Set Design workshop
Supports Creative and Media Diploma Level 2: Units 1, 2 & Level 3: Unit 1, 2 (Edexcel)
BTEC Level 2: units 1, 2, 4, 6, 8

October 2010
Mon 4/Tues 5/Wed 6/Thurs 7/Fri 8
Mon 11/Tues 12/Wed 13/Thurs 14/Fri 15

ALL 10.00 - 16.00 with a break for lunch (not provided)

Introducing students to professional artists working in set design and photography, students observe processes and outcomes, skills and approaches. Gathering inspiration from the permanent collection, students work in teams to create their own set designs before photographing them in a studio setting.

Gallery Tour: Props, Settings and Symbols Gallery Tour
Supports Creative and Media Diploma Level 2: Units 1, 2 & Level 3: Unit 3 (Edexcel)
BTEC Level 2: units 1, 2, 4

Explore artists' use of props, settings and symbols within portraiture and investigate possible meanings, representations and intentions. Responding to a wide range of learning models including object association and interactive approaches, students are inspired by specific works in the Gallery, developing individual thinking and ideas.

  • 2 hours
  • 1 ½ hours
  • Maximum 25 students
  • Available whenever the necessary Gallery rooms and staff are available

Gallery Tour: Creative Spaces - How to create an exhibition
Supports Creative and Media Diploma Level 2: Units 1, 3 (Edexcel)
BTEC Level 2: units 1, 2, 13

Observing various examples, students will explore the variety of skills and discuss the necessary considerations needed to design, curate and construct an exhibition, before working collaboratively to outline and pitch an idea for a brand new exhibit using the permanent Collection for inspiration.

  • 2 hours
  • Maximum 25 students
  • Available whenever the necessary Gallery rooms and staff are available