KS4 CURRICULUM BOOKLET

GCSE Textile Design

Curriculum Leader: Examination Board:

Mr D Strange

AQA

Assessment Requirements:

 Component 1 – Portfolio (No Time Limit) 60% of GCSE  Component 2 – Externally Set Assignment – Preparatory work leading to a 10 Hour supervised practical session creating a product 40 % of GCSE Course Outline: Textiles Design is fundamentally an art based course that specialises and focusses on students creating designs ideas and pieces with a textiles focus. Students will build on existing skills they have learned in KS3 Design Technology Textiles and use these to focus on skills and techniques they can adopt within their portfolio and apply within the externally set assignment. Areas of study include:

 Art textiles  Fashion design and illustration  Costume design  Constructed textiles  Printed and dyed textiles  Surface pattern  Stitched and/or embellished textiles  Soft furnishings and/or textiles for interiors  Digital textiles  Installed textiles

Component 1 and 2 will assess and measure students in their ability to meet the following objectives: AO1: Develop Ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses AO4: Present a purposeful and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language Expectations: Students will need to be effective self-managers of time and resources. They will need to be effective at working towards deadlines and be motivated by longer project based work. Learners should be resilient, reflective, resourceful, patient and creative. Students will be expected to be responsible in managing their own and others’ health and safety in using equipment and resources. Research, homework and a commitment to making the most of class and extra-curricular opportunities is essential to being successful in this qualification. Career Opportunities: This course would provide a useful foundation for those who are interested in following careers: Fashion design, Art, Teaching, Textiles industries and Manufacturing, Costume design/making, Theatre /prop/ set making and many more.