ART The images on these pages are all GCSE portfolio and examination pieces. For GCSE Art and Design, students select the themes for their portfolio project themselves. They research their chosen topic, find examples of artists whose work they like and independently produce a body of work that reflects their own area of interest. Students also have an exam unit in which they select a theme from five titles set by the examination board. They spend time again researching relevant artists and produce a final piece in a ten hour examination. This year a wide range of themes and issues have been explored including wealth versus poverty, gender stereotyping, as well as still life and portraiture. Although a great deal of effort is put in, students achieve outstanding results and show the breadth of talented artists that we are lucky to have at this school. 29