Hi
I have a student who is taking GCSE Art (AQA Art and Design 8206), my student has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. My concern is with the fine art drawing skills as she is unable to show tone and shading. I am trying to explore the reasonable adjustments that an exam board may except and some marking guidance. Also any fabulous ideas are gratefully received. I have a great team full of digital media ideas but the student wants to draw.
Thanks
<p style="text-align: left;">I presume your student has the dexterity to hold standard drawing tools? If so they could explore large- scale drawing where tone & shading can be made over a greater area using different concentrations of marks, rather than pencil blending. Similarly, ink stamping or paint stippling can be built up to create tonal gradients & shading and demonstrate this understanding. I had a student who used these techniques effectively within her GCSE work a few years ago.</p>
If your student is set on using graphite pencil, encourage them to explore softer leads in the 4-9B range, as less pressure is needed to make marks & less pressure change to create variations in the tone laid down. Your student may also find graphite sticks more versatile (leadless pencils - available in a range of sizes & shapes)
My suggestion is to talk directly to the exam board or get the art teacher to .
If you can find a marker/assessor who is not directly linked to this centre then they are also often helpful. clearly you can't ask the person who will mark the work in the final assessment but they may well know someone .
