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OCA Fine Art- Spring assessment happiness!
Posted: 29/04/26 09:11 |
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Leaving a unit or stage and moving onto the next is not breaking up with it but maturing and moving on with it. The bonus is, you carry on with the wisdom you have learnt and the dos and don’ts. Here are three students who have a working relationship with their current practice .
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OCA Fine Art: Student Stories – Shirry Insole
Posted: 09/04/26 04:36 |
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Fine Art Programme Tutor, Hayley Lock, discusses the student journey so far with Shirry Insole, a student on the BA Fine Art degree who has just completed the second unit, 2.2 Experimental Encounters, the second Level 2 course unit designed around collaboration and working with others.
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OCA News: Lifelong Learning Entitlement
Posted: 16/03/26 11:13 |
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Funding for studies is changing. Radically. And yet just over 1 in 10 people are aware of what is happening. In January 2027 the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) system will come into effect. This is an initiative designed by successive governments to allow learners to study flexibly through a modular approach to learning. This will replace the student loans system in England.
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Felicity Talman – How My OCA Degree Led to Postgraduate Study
Posted: 26/01/26 07:34 |
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My name is Felicity Talman, and I recently completed a BA (Hons) Fine Art degree with the OCA. I started studying with the OCA in 2019 after moving to Wales and deciding to pursue a creative education—something I had always put to one side. At the time, I had two young children aged four and […]
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OCA Fine Art: Student Journey, Jess Reid
Posted: 11/12/25 09:59 |
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Fine Art Programme Tutor, Hayley Lock, discusses the student journey so far with Jess Reid, a student on the BA Fine Art degree.
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MA Fine Art: Reflections
Posted: 05/12/25 09:18 |
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Completing a degree course is not only a significant achievement, it is also a point that marks a shift from study to new ventures and possibilities. MA Fine Art students Vivi Consta, Shelley Lafferty, Debbie New, Michelle Johnson and Yvonne Pethulis are that this exciting juncture, having graduated earlier in 2025. Now that some weeks have passed, I asked them to reflect on their MA Exhibition and any plans they have for the future.
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