The CCEA GCSE Contemporary Crafts specification is about making things. Students explore the properties and characteristics of materials, techniques and processes, combining creative ideas and manual dexterity to create unique objects.

Students can explore and create from a wide range of materials, including ceramics, glass, metal, found and recycled materials, resins, textiles, and wood.

This qualification builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills developed through the Area of Learning The Arts.

This specification is a linear qualification: students take all the assessment at the end of the course.

The specification has two components:

• Component 1: Making: Exploring materials, techniques and processes
  Students have the opportunity to:
  • produce a portfolio of practical work and a learning file;
  • understand the importance of health and safety;
  • make connections between their own work and the wider creative industries; and
  • understand business models and employability options.
• Component 2: Working to a Brief
  Students respond to an externally set stimulus paper with a choice of briefs to create an original piece of craft or design work.