Art Academies (11-14 Year Olds)

Charlie has always had an interest in art and design. He does a lot of artwork at home, and his favourite subject at school was Design Technology. With his excellent GSCE grades, Charlie could have gone on to study A Levels but he much prefered the mix of coursework and practical work a vocational course offers. “I feel you should follow whatever you do best in, enhancing your strengths in familiar territory rather than stepping into something you’re not particularly good at or interested in.” His interest in Design Technology led him to enrol on the Carpentry Level 1 course when he […]