DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY TEXTILES
GCSE
A creative and technical course in which students design and make textiles products. The course places an emphasis on a broad range of technical and industrial principles related to the commercial production of everyday items. pleppard@britishschool.sch.ae
MRS PAULETTE LEPPARD Head Of Textiles
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COURSE CONTENT Core Technical Principles
Specialist Technical Principles
Designing & Making Principles
• New and emerging Technologies • Energy Storage and generation • Modern and smart materials • Systems approach to designing • Materials and their working properties
• Forces and stresses • Ecological and social footprint • Scales of production • Sources and origins • Using and working with materials • Stock forms, types and sizes • Specialist techniques • Surface treatments and finishes.
• Investigation, primary and secondary data • Environmental, social and economic challenge • The work of others • Design strategies • Communication of design ideas • Prototype development • Selection of materials and components • Tolerances • Material management • Tools and equipment • Techniques and processes
ASSESSMENT Year 10 Students will complete a series of focused practical ‘Design and Make’ textile tasks. There will also be an internal end of year exam and complete regular end-of-topic assessments to monitor progress.
