Pearson-set Assignment - Sample Component 1 - Creative Practice in Art and Design - Issue 2

Oct 20, 2026

Pearson-set Assignment for Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Art and Design Practice, Issue 2, covering Component 1: Creative Practice in Art and Design. The assessment enables learners to demonstrate research use, practical investigation, and understanding of how artists and designers develop work for a specific purpose. It runs annually with 20 hours of supervised assessment across four tasks: theme investigation, idea generation methods, experimentation with materials and processes, and portfolio organisation communicating creative intentions and outcomes, under formal supervision controls.

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Introduction

Instructions to learners

Pearson-set Assignment

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Guidance for teachers

Marking grid – Component 1

First teaching from September 2022 Pearson-set Assignment – sample First teaching from September 2022 Issue 2 L1/2 Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Art and Design Practice Pearson-set Assignment – Sample Component 1: Creative Practice in Art and Design First teaching September 2022 Issue 2 About Pearson We are the world’s leading learning company operating in countries all around the world. We provide content, assessment and digital services to schools, colleges and universities, as well as professional and vocational education to learners to help increase their skills and lifelong employability prospects. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. This Pearson-set Assignment is Issue 2. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue can be found on our website. References to third-party material made in this Pearson-set Assignment are made in good faith. We do not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) Publication code VQ000031 All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2022 Summary of Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Art and Design Practice Pearson-set Assignment for Component 1: Creative Practice in Art and Design Issue 2 changes | Summary of changes made between the previous issue and this current issue | Page number | | --- | --- | | Wording added to Specific Guidance section to clarify that evidence can be submitted as a digital folder and/or physical portfolio or collection of work. | Page 8 | Contents Introduction 1 Instructions to learners 2 Pearson-set Assignment 3 Task 1 5 Task 2 6 Task 3 6 Task 4 7 Guidance for teachers 8 Marking grid – Component 1 13 Introduction The key purpose of this assessment is for learners to demonstrate their use of research, practical investigation and understanding of how artists and designers produce work fora specific purpose to generate and record ideas. Learners will demonstrate their use of practical art and design skills and creative development processes to create and present work which communicates their creative intentions. The assignment for this component consists of four tasks. ● In response to Task 1, learners will undertake a thorough investigation into a theme to inform work. ● In response to Task 2, based on the investigation, learners will use different methods to generate a range of ideas in response to the brief. ● In response to Task 3, learners will explore and experiment with a wide range of materials, techniques, processes and creative solutions to develop and refine work and produce outcomes. ● In response to Task 4, learners will select and organise work from their project to produce a portfolio or collection of work that communicates their creative process and outcome(s) . This assessment will be offered once a year. The timing of the assessment is 20 hours of supervised assessment. The assessment evidence is produced under formal supervision to ensure that learners’work is authentic and that all learners have had the same assessment opportunity. The formal supervision takes place in a session/s timetabled by the centre. Levels of control within this set assignment The level of control outlined below must be adhered to and enforced by teachers following the release of the assignment to learners. Formal supervision: The hours stated for completion of each task in the set assignments refer to formally supervised hours. During formally supervised sessions, learners must work independently and cannot work with or discuss their work with other learners unless group or collaborative work is required or permitted. Work must be held securely in between supervised sessions. Learners will be able to access the materia

FAQs

What is the purpose of this Component 1 assessment?

It helps learners demonstrate their research and practical investigation skills, and their understanding of how artists and designers produce work for a specific purpose to generate and record ideas.

How is the assessment time structured for the four tasks?

The set assignment is approximately 20 supervised hours, divided as about 3 hours for Task 1, 6 hours for Task 2, 8 hours for Task 3, and 3 hours for Task 4.

What supervision and independence rules apply to learners?

Learners must work independently during formally supervised sessions and cannot discuss or work with other learners unless group work is specifically required or permitted. Work must be securely held between sessions.

Oct 20, 2026

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