A Level Art & Design · Semester 3 Plan
A Level Art & Design · Semester 3 of 4 (course map) · ← S2 C3 part 1 · S4 C2 + submission →
Component 3 (Personal Investigation), part 2, G12, autumn 2027-28. One session every teaching day, Wed 2027-09-01 → ~Fri 2028-01-07: 71 coded sessions. This semester picks up where the summer work left off — audit and goal-setting, a second development pass, both final outcomes and the research paper, then assembly and internal submission of the complete investigation at A4.
Dates may change
All dates below (including A1–A4) are projected and may shift once the school publishes the 2027-28 calendar. Any changes will be confirmed in class.
This semester carries units U1, U4, U5, U6. Recording and exploration (U2/U3) are not repeated — development resumes directly as U4, the “second pass,” building final-outcome candidates from your summer work.
The four units
| Unit | Weeks | Gate |
|---|---|---|
| U1 Review & Goal Setting | W1–W2 | signed action plan |
| U4 Development, Second Pass | W2–W7 | A1 Thu 2027-10-14 |
| U5 Final Outcomes | W8–W14 | A2 Thu 2027-10-21 · A3 Mon 2027-11-15 |
| U6 Assembly & Submission | W15–W18 | A4 Wed 2027-12-22 |
Each unit page includes its own session table. Full register: 9479 S3 Assessments.
Week by week
| Wk | Dates | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | 08-29 → 09-04 | U1: summer audit brief; 1:1 reviews (met/missed/missing); CS1 Fri 09-03 — Reduced |
| W2 | 09-05 → 11 | Signed action plan closes U1; U4 resumes: compose + build outcome candidates (2-day); CS2 |
| W3 | 09-12 → 18 | Mid-Autumn (Wed 09-15) takes Wed; candidate sequence; research paper draft 2 opens; CS3 — Reduced |
| W4 | 09-19 → 25 | Development studies; targeted tests (2-day); structured critique; CS4 |
| W5 | 09-26 → 10-02 | Evaluation + Stage 6; A1 & A2 both announced Thu 09-30; National Day from Fri 10-01 — Reduced |
| W6 | 10-03 → 09 | National Day break to Thu; development gap repair Fri — Reduced |
| W7 | 10-10 → 16 | A1 Thu 10-14 — development milestone + research paper draft 2 (AO3); feedback Fri |
| W8 | 10-17 → 23 | U5: plan + open outcome 1 build; A2 Thu 10-21 — mock portfolio review (AO1–AO4); CS5 Tue 10-19 |
| W9 | 10-24 → 30 | Seniors’ Days — no teaching all week; A2 marking; mid-term grades ~Thu 10-28 |
| W10 | 10-31 → 11-06 | Build outcome 1 (3-day); mid-production review Mon 11-01; CS6 Thu 11-04 |
| W11 | 11-07 → 13 | Resolve + photograph outcome 1 (2-day); research paper final text + integration check |
| W12 | 11-14 → 20 | A3 Mon 11-15 — final research paper (C3 written criteria); plan + open outcome 2 build; CS7 Fri 11-19 |
| W13 | 11-21 → 27 | Outcome 2 (Seniors’ Days take Thu–Fri) Wed 11-24 — Reduced |
| W14 | 11-28 → 12-04 | Resolve + photograph outcome 2 (2-day); evaluate both against the intention; CS8 Fri 12-03 |
| W15 | 12-05 → 11 | U6: sequence plan; documentation check; bibliography integrated into the body; CS9 Fri 12-10 |
| W16 | 12-12 → 18 | Viva-rehearsal critique presentations (2-day); act on the critique; CS10 Thu 12-16 |
| W17 | 12-19 → 25 | A4 Wed 12-22 — complete Personal Investigation (AO1–AO4), no edits; photography begins; Christmas break — Reduced |
| W18 | 12-26 → 01-01 | PDF assembly + submission QC (2 sessions); cutoff ≈ Fri 12-31 — Reduced |
| W19 | 01-02 → 08 | Investigation returned 1:1; supervised gap repair; C2 preview; last teaching day ~Fri 01-07 — Reduced |
| W20 | 01-09 → 15 | EoT window (Mon 01-10 → Mon 01-17): the Final — no teaching. The Final is a C3 viva / timed analysis; the exact form will be confirmed in class. |
| W21 | 01-16 → 22 | Course closes; C2 readiness briefing; grades & comments due ~Wed 01-19 — Reduced |