Option Descriptors (new S4-S6)
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Creative Industries
We currently offer 3 subjects within the Art & Design department. Click the links below for more information.
S5 & 6 only
Why study Creative Industries?
'Logic will get you from point A to point B. Creativity will get you everywhere.’ Albert Einstein
Why study Creative Industries?
'Logic will get you from point A to point B. Creativity will get you everywhere.’ Albert Einstein
The creative industries are growing faster than any other sector in the UK and an Art and Design education provides a breadth of career options for pupils.
National 5 and Higher Skills for Work Creative Industries S5 & 6 Option
This course places emphasis on developing learners’ creativity as well as the employability skills and attitudes valued by employers which will help to prepare learners for the workplace.
The National 5 and Higher Skills for Work Creative Industries course is designed to provide a qualification which reflects the knowledge and skills required for employment/further study in the wide range of sectors in the creative industries. It als o develops an awareness of the opportunities and range of employment within a chosen sector. The course will enable learners to develop practical skills together with employability skills and attitudes needed to work in the creative industries.
Course Outline
The course provides an introduction to the creative industries in the UK with a focus on experiential learning. Learners will investigate a range of sectors and career opportunities in the creative industries before selecting a sector and job role of personal interest on which to focus. Learners will have the opportunity to practise and develop specific practical skills, learn the key stages of a creative process and work as part of a team to plan and implement a creative project. A key focus of the course is to provide learners with the opportunity to work with others to plan, develop, implement and evaluate a creative project in response to a given brief. The Higher Creative Industries course will support young people in preparing an E-Portfolio for applications to Art Schools across the country and provide a sound grounding for further and higher education in creative fields.
National 5 and Higher Skills for Work Creative Industries S5 & 6 Option
This course places emphasis on developing learners’ creativity as well as the employability skills and attitudes valued by employers which will help to prepare learners for the workplace.
The National 5 and Higher Skills for Work Creative Industries course is designed to provide a qualification which reflects the knowledge and skills required for employment/further study in the wide range of sectors in the creative industries. It als o develops an awareness of the opportunities and range of employment within a chosen sector. The course will enable learners to develop practical skills together with employability skills and attitudes needed to work in the creative industries.
Course Outline
The course provides an introduction to the creative industries in the UK with a focus on experiential learning. Learners will investigate a range of sectors and career opportunities in the creative industries before selecting a sector and job role of personal interest on which to focus. Learners will have the opportunity to practise and develop specific practical skills, learn the key stages of a creative process and work as part of a team to plan and implement a creative project. A key focus of the course is to provide learners with the opportunity to work with others to plan, develop, implement and evaluate a creative project in response to a given brief. The Higher Creative Industries course will support young people in preparing an E-Portfolio for applications to Art Schools across the country and provide a sound grounding for further and higher education in creative fields.
Useful Links
- Skills for Work: Creative Industries National 5 (SCQF level 5) https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/69525.html
- Skills for Work: Creative Industries Higher (SCQF level 6) https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/76865.html
- Click here for career opportunities! https://www.planitplus.net/CareerAreas/View/4
