As it is so challenging for students to achieve a Grade 9 in GCSE Art & Design, I thought it would be useful to share some Grade 9 Art project examples. If you’re wondering how to get a Grade 9 in GCSE art, these projects might be able to help!
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*UPDATE!* I have added more full Grade 9 Art & Design projects to this presentation – there are now more than FIVE projects to have a look at. Enjoy!
I usually have students work on design sheets so these are photographs of all the design sheets and any final pieces the students made. I was so impressed with their work and with how much effort the students put in! Anyone who teaches (or has done GCSE art) will know it is REALLY difficult to get the top grades and takes a lot of hard work.
There are five Grade 9 full project examples on the presentation, including sheets of student’s secondary and primary research and artist research. As I tell my students, the focus should always be on the quality of their work rather than the quantity in order to achieve high grades in art. Although, of course, they need have enough work to meet all of the four assessment objectives (I currently teach for the AQA exam board.)
I have also included all of the student’s observational / working drawings, development work, experimentation, plans and final pieces. I have added close up images of the Grade 9 observational drawing work so you can use the presentation to show your own students if you wish.
I have chosen very different exam projects so you can see a full range of techniques and approaches to the different exam questions. The projects are a mix of coursework and the externally set exam by AQA.
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I have added titles to each of the slides in ‘student speak’ so your students can clearly see examples of what each stage of a Grade 9 art project looks like. All of the annotations should be legible too!
Finally, I have included photographs of all of the final pieces completed in the 10 hour exam / controlled assessment. As well as the final pieces, I have included close up images so you can clearly see the details and quality of the work. In total, there are 85 slides with examples of Grade 9 GCSE art projects.
Since some of these art projects were for the externally set exam, the marks made up 40% of the total grade. All students achieved a Grade 9, but that is also including the 60% coursework component.
That means that not every single drawing or experiment in the presentation is a grade 9. This is important as students can refine their work by recognising what has not gone well and move forward using only their best work! This is tricky to get across to students but hopefully using this presentation will help. I have used it with my own classes and found it useful.
If you would like a copy of the Grade 9 Art presentation for free, just leave a comment and I will share it with your email address! Thanks, I hope this is useful 🎨
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Hi, This looks like an amazing resource that my daughter would benefit from. If you’re still sending this out, I’d appreciate a copy.
cheers
Gavin
Hi, yes I am! I have just emailed it – I hope it helps your daughter out.
Hello, these are amazing! Could I please have a copy? Thank you!
Glad you like the look of them, I have just emailed the presentation!
Hello, a great resource can you send me a copy please.
Thanks! I just shared it with you 🙂
I am an art teacher and would really appreciate being able to show this resource to my students! Would be really grateful if you could email it to me too please!! 🙏thank you so much!
Thanks for your message, I just shared it! Hope your students find it helpful.
This is an amazing resource, could I be emailed a copy?
Thank you! I just shared it and will be updating the slides again soon.
If you’re still sending this out, I’d appreciate a copy.
I am and I just shared it with you 🙂
Great resources, thank you. Would there be any chance of getting a copy to show my son? He is doing art GCSE and would find this very useful!
If you’re still sending this out, I’d appreciate a copy.
I am, and it has just been updated to include more examples 🙂 enjoy.
This would be an incredibly useful resource for my son who is struggling a bit with his Art GCSE. If you are still able to email it, I’d be very grateful.
I have just shared it with you – I hope it helps him out.
I would love to see the presentation please, I think it would help my son enormously. Thankyou.
I have just shared it – I hope it helps your son out! Let me know if you have any questions.
Such a useful resource, it would help my daughter considerably. If you are still able to email it, I would be very much appreciative.
I have just sent it – I hope it helps your daughter out!
Hi!! are you perhaps still sending out emails? it would be appreciated greatly, thank you!!
Hello! Yes I am, I have emailed it for you 🙂
Hello this would be extremely helpful, can I please get a copy? Do you have any other examples of the other grades 1 – 8? I’m an ETC and would love this to support me moderating my first GCSE class!
Hi, I have emailed it to you. I don’t have examples of other grades (yet!) but your exam board should be able to give you examples. Ask your HoD or exams officer for help getting them from the exam board site. Best of luck with your ETC!
I would love to see the slides to share with my child, great at drawing but struggling with the annotation and development
No problem, I just sent it – I hope it helps!
Can I please have a copy of this?
Yes! I have sent it over.
Hi this looks like a fantastic resource for the young person I am working with, please could you send me a copy, many thanks
Thanks – I just sent it, I hope it’s helpful for you both.
This is really useful – please could I have a copy?
Thanks 🙂 I just sent it over.
This is great. Could you please send me the link? Thank you.
I have just shared it 🙂
HI I would love this level 9 GCSE presentation please- its great
Thank you
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Hi I have recently moved from a school teaching OCR to one teaching from AQA spec. If you can send it me I would be ever so grateful! Kind regards.
Hi, yes of course! We use AQA too so feel free to email if you have any questions.
My granddaughter seems to be in a fog about her OCR portfolio and your webpage has been a big help. Please can you send me your other materials?
I have just shared the presentation – I hope it helps your granddaughter out 🙂
I’d love to get a copy of the presentation. Thanks so much 🙏
No problem, hopefully it’s useful for you!
Hi
I would love to have this resource for my grandson who is doing Edexcel IGCSE fine art. Can you please email it to me.
GV
I have just shared it – best of luck to your grandson. Please note, I teach with AQA but I think this will still be useful.
I’d appreciate it if you would share this! It would be really useful. Thanks in advance
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this is a great GCSE resource, thankyou so much for posting! can I also get a copy please
Hi! I have just shared it with you 🙂 I hope it helps.
Could you please send me a copy? My son struggles with his annotations. Thank you so much in advance.
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I would love to see a copy of this work if possible please, as I am trying to support my daughter with her GCSE Art.
I have just shared this – I hope it helps your daughter out!
Could U Send Please ??
Just shared them!
we are trying to navigate what a 8/9 looks like in graphics as its not been taught before and my sons trying to finish his project ready for the exam paper .
This presentation only has examples of Art – but the steps are the same for Graphics. Marks are awarded based on quality!
My daughter has found your posts very useful in showing how to analyse. Please could I have a copy of the presentation to support her?
Yes of course, and that’s great to hear, thanks.
This is wonderfully helpful! My daughter will find this very insightful! Please could I have a copy of the presentation. Many thanks.
So glad it’s been helpful for your daughter – I’ve just shared it.
Would love a copy please 🙂
No worries!
Has it been sent? Thank you
It has but I have just shared it again – check your junk emails if you can’t see it. Thanks.
I would like a copy please and thank you
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i’d love a copy if you’re still sending them
Yes of course, I hope it helps.
Hi could you please share this presentation with me? Thank you so much
Yes of course, I have just sent it 🙂
Hi. I would love a copy of this resource. It would be very useful for my GCSE kids. Thanks so much.
A Woods
No problem, I hope it helps your students!
Hi! As a new art teacher, this seems really helpful so I can better guage the grade my students are working at. Please email me a copy if you’re still sharing them.
Hi, thanks for your message and glad this is so helpful for you 🙂 I have just shared it with you.
This looks super helpful and if you’re still sending this out it would I’m sure be really useful for my daughter taking GCSE art this year. Thank you so much for this page and sharing this if you are still emailing this.
Yes of course – I hope it’s helpful for her!
Id love a copy! Thanks!
Look like great examples, would love a copy
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this is really helpful. Could I have a copy too please
Yes of course! Enjoy.
This looks super helpful, please could you share a copy with me.
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A copy would be fantastic please, and be really helpful . Thanks
I have sent it over for you 🙂
Would love a copy of this examples please! Thanks
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Please could you send me over this ppt so I can go through with my GCSE kids?
thank you
Hi, yes of course – I hope it helps them out!
This looks great. My son is struggling with volume of work and this would help streamline what he needs to focus on. Thank you for sending!
I have just shared it – I hope it helps your son out!
thank you so much for your time with putting this site together – it’s outstanding
Thanks for your lovely message! I appreciate it. I just shared this with you too 🙂
Hi, this website is incredible! I wish I had found it sooner for my daughter. She is starting her refinement ready for her final. She has the idea but could do with some support in the way of a template to ensure she adds every detail required. Would you be able to help please?
Thanks for such a nice message! I hope this helps your daughter out too.
Hello lovely, please could I get a copy too, would be great to show as examples! 🙂 Thank you
Yes of course! Hope it’s useful for you.
hello – these are wonderful and I’d love to get your PowerPoints. My daughter is doing GCSE art and is struggling to get sufficient feedback from her teacher to help her understand what she should be aspiring to. She has ADHD which makes the communication around something so subjective very hard. So these examples are gold dust. Thank you
Thanks! I just shared it for you. I hope it helps 🙂
would love a copy of this if possible please? looks like a great resource and would love to show my Yr 10/11s some good examples. thanks!
No problem 🙂 it’s really helpful to have for GCSE classes – hope it helps your students too!