ROUTES to GSA it’s not what you think ELIZABETH BEIDLER | PROGRESSION MANAGER

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 WHERE DO you think GSA STUDENTS COME FROM?

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 IS THIS it?

YEAR 1 SCHOOL E GSA

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 WITH A BIT OF this?

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ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 how many YEAR 1 students from Scotland followed this route to GSA in 2014?

YEAR 1 SCHOOL E GSA

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 how many YEAR 1 students from Scotland followed this route to GSA in 2014?

YEAR 1 SCHOOL less thanE HALF GSA

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 So… HOW DID THEY GET HERE?

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 some popular ALTERNATE ROUTES

PORTFOLIO YEAR 1 SCHOOL E E PREP GSA

1 year HNC YEAR 1 or 2 SCHOOL E E at COLLEGE GSA

2 year HND YEAR 2 or 3 SCHOOL E E at COLLEGE GSA

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 PORTFOLIO PREP some examples build a PORTFOLIO for APPLICATION to ART SCHOOL while learning how to LEARN at ART SCHOOL

COLLEGE GSA TRAMWAY

2.5 days/week (27 weeks) Full or Part-time Dayor Part-time 1 year, August–June Eve 1 night/week (20 weeks) 2 days/week (28 weeks)

Entry Requirements Entry Requirements Entry Requirements similar to art school not qualification-based similar to art school – 3 Highers – application form – 3 Highers (including Art & Design & English) – portfolio (including Art & Design & English) – portfolio – interview – portfolio – reference – reference – personal statement – interview not all courses will be the same scholarships available

different locations depending on college

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 but I didn’t come here to hear about COLLEGE. I want to go to Art School!

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 why COLLEGE might be a good option

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ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 COLLEGE COURSES some examples

FOLIO PREP more general subject-specific SCQF LEVEL 6 HNC/D SCQF LEVEL 7 & 8 HNC/D SCQF LEVEL 7 & 8

NQ Art & Design: may allow entry to Year 2 or 3 may allow entry to Year 2 or 3 Advanced Portfolio Preparation at Clyde College current students have come from current students have come from ( campus) HNC/D Art & Design HNC/D Textiles into Painting & Printmaking, Sculpture into Textiles and Fashion similar courses at local colleges & Environmental Art, Digital Culture, HNC/D 3D Design: Interior Design Communication Design Fashion Textiles NC Art & Design: Portfolio Preparation , , , into Architecture and Interior Design Silversmithing & Jewellery, and Fine Art at Glasgow Clyde College () HNC/D 3D Design: Product Design Photography Art & Design Portfolio Preparation into Product Design

at HNC/D Contemporary Art Practice HNC/D Visual Communication into Painting & Printmaking, Sculpture & NC Portfolio Preparation into Communication Design and Digital Environmental Art Product Design at (all campuses) and Culture NPA Art & Design Foundation HNC/D Photography at (Stow) into Fine Art Photography and NC Art & Design: Portfolio Communication Design at (Cumbernauld HNC/D Jewellery & Kirkintilloch) into Silversmithing & Jewellery

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 COLLEGE COURSES GSA partnerships

GLASGOW CLYDE COLLEGE may include CARDONALD CAMPUS GRANTON CAMPUS

BTEC FOUNDATION DIPLOMA guaranteed places or interviews HND TEXTILES + in ART & DESIGN + TEXTILES SCULPTURE & collaborative projects while at college ENVIRONMENTAL ART early engagement with GSA

HND CONTEMPORARY library access HND FASHION DESIGN & ART PRACTICE + MANUFACTURE + pre-art school skills workshops SCULPTURE & FASHION ENVIRONMENTAL ART streamlined admissions process associate student status

HND JEWELLERY + HND INTERIOR DESIGN + SILVERSMITHING & JEWELLERY INTERIOR DESIGN the dashed box means the partnership is still in development

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 DIRECT-ENTRY STUDENTS GSA support

AVAILABLE TO ALL DIRECT-ENTRY STUDENTS

dedicated Facebook group

direct contact with Progression Manager post-offer

early access to Student Support & Student Welfare

transition workshops

direct-entry induction

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 Errrrr… I’M OFFICIALLY CONFUSED NOW.

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 real routes FOLIO PREP at College

S6 SCHOOL E FOLIO PREP E YEAR 1 1 Adv Higher at College GSA 6 Highers

S5 FOLIO PREP YEAR 1 SCHOOL E at College E 4 Highers GSA

S6 SCHOOL E FOLIO PREP E YEAR 1 1 Adv Higher at College GSA 4 Highers

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 real routes FOLIO PREP at College

YEAR 1 ECA S6 SCHOOL E FOLIO PREP E YEAR 1 1 Adv Higher at College GSA 6 Highers

YEAR 1 HERIOT-WATT S5 FOLIO PREP YEAR 1 SCHOOL E at College E 4 Highers GSA YEAR 1 UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS L didn’t get YEAR 1 GSA S6 into GSA SCHOOL E FOLIO PREP E YEAR 1 1 Adv Higher at College GSA 4 Highers

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 real routes FOLIO PREP at GSA L didn’t get into GSA SCULPTURE & SCHOOL E FOLIO PREP E S6 at GSA ENVIRONMENTAL ART YEAR 1

L L YEAR 1 RGU didn’t get didn’t get into GSA into GSA YEAR 1 CUMBRIA TIME OUT SCHOOL HND INTERIOR NAPIER SCULPTURE & E DESIGN E UNIVERSITY TRAVEL E FOLIO PREP E S6 at GSA ENVIRONMENTAL ART at CoGC Interior Architecture YEAR 1

YEAR 2 DUNDEE

BARBER25 years & SCHOOL E E FOLIO PREP E TEXTILES O level Art YEAR 1 at night CLASSES: JEWELLERY • GLASS • WOOD • ART at GSA

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 real routes HNC/D

YEAR 2 DUNDEE S6 HND YEAR 2 SCHOOL E at College E 4 Highers GSA

L didn’t get YEAR 2 HERIOT-WATT S6 into GSA SCHOOL E HND E YEAR 3 1 Adv Higher at College GSA 4 Highers YEAR 2 NOTTINGHAM TRENT L didn’t get into GSA S5 HNC YEAR 2 SCHOOL TRAVEL E at College E 5 Highers GSA year out

ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014 real routes HNC/D

WORK YEAR 1 CUMBRIA visual merchandiser SCHOOL NQ MAKE UP PORTFOLIO HNC ART & PAINTING & 16 E ARTISTRY E E PREP + DESIGN E PRINTMAKING GLASGOW MET YEAR 2 at Clydebank College at night Portfolio Prep at Tramway at Reid Kerr

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not ready ? SCHOOL still making art ? E for uni E ? ?E HND TEXTILES E TEXTILES S5 in spare time ? YEAR 2 6 years & ? at Edinburgh College Lfull-time YEAR 2 DUNDEE

L didn’t get into GSA FINE ART SCHOOL E PORTFOLIO E Events E WORK E HND E S5 PREP Planning I love PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY at GCBP (CoGC)  photography at City of Glasgow (CoGC) YEAR 3

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ROUTES to GSA S6 OPTIONS NIGHT 2014