Fashion & Textiles

This course provides students with an opportunity to develop manufacturing and design skills in a creative and innovative way. They will investigate historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on design and technology, whilst enjoying opportunities to put their learning into practice by producing fashion and textiles with a range of practical outcomes.

Students will be required to manufacture high quality products and prototypes to meet a specific need for a range of consumer groups. It is an exciting course, which will allow students to become more aware of the place of design in society and the influences that designers have on the world in which we live.

COURSE CONTENT

Modern industrial and commercial practice Digital design and manufacture Fashion design and development Health and safety Protecting designs and intellectual property Design for manufacturing,maintenance, repair & disposal Enterprise and marketing Materials and their applications Performance characteristics of material Methods of joining and using components The use of finishes Enhancement of materials

Design communication Feasibility studies

Year 13 students are required to spend 45 hours designing and manufacturing a product which is submitted as part of their non-examined assessment module. Students will develop subject knowledge through project based activities and regular theoretical lessons, further developing material, manufacture and industrial knowledge as well as looking at the social, ethical and environmental effects of fashion, it’s history, political influences and roles within the fashion industry.

SKILLS DEVELOPED

● Creativity and confidence ● Illustration and ICT Skills ● Manufacturing Skills ● Project Management

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ASSESSMENTS

Textiles is a reformed A Level with external exams taking place at the end of Year 13. Students will be assessed by continuous assessment and internal exams in Year 12. Paper 1 : The core technical principles, coupled with core designing and making principles. Mixture of short answers, multiple choice and extended response questions. 2 hour written exam (25% of Level A). Paper 2: Additional specialist knowledge, core technical, designing and making principles. Mixture of short answers, multiple choice and extended response questions. 2 hours written exam (25% of A Level). Non Exam Assessment (NEA) Practical application of core technical principles, core designing and making principles and additional specialist knowledge. This is a substantial design and make portfolio task that is about 45 hours work. It is internally assessed and externally moderated. It is worth 50% of the A Level grade.