BTEC Diploma & Extended Diploma
FASHION DESIGN
Year 1
2
3
4
Handbook Cheltenham Campus
2014-2015
contents Welcome Introduction Course team 5
Staff biographies Course information Student responsibilities Assessment Course assessment Hand in dates Unit overview
welcome Welcome College.
to
Gloucestershire 6
Starting College can be a bit daunting, particularly at such a vast and vibrant place as GLOSCOL. We’ve provided this student handbook to help you settle in as quickly as possible. The handbook is full of useful contacts and information that should help you to make a smooth transition into college life and feel at home in no time. Please remember, if you need advice or support or have questions on just about anything college related, our student services team will be happy to help.
On behalf of GLOSCOL I wish you a warm welcome to the college and hope you thoroughly enjoy your time with us.
Matthew Burgess Principal
7
introduction Welcome to Gloucestershire College, Cheltenham Campus and to the Creative Academies. We hope that you will enjoy your course in Fashion Design and that you will successfully gain your BTEC Diploma or Extended Diploma in two years time. It is our aim to make your time at college productive, challenging, enjoyable and inspirational, driving you to complete tasks and learn new skills that will help you achieve your future educational and career goals.
induction GLOSCOL offers you a wide range of help and support and its worth while finding out about the range of opportunities associated with such a large College. During induction we will guide you through the most important aspects of being a student, including ID cards, finding your way around and technical help. The student support departments of GLOSCOL will introduce themselves and let you know how to get help with any aspect of student life
I.D. procedure  
All new College students and employees will be issued with an identity (ID) card. All visitors to the College and contractors working in the College will be issued with a temporary ID card by reception staff which should be handed in when leaving the College. This includes visitors and clients of the salons, Student Services Department, the gym and the restaurant. 8
Visitors and contractors need to return temporary ID cards on leaving the College. Everyone on a College campus must wear their ID card at all times. ID cards must be visible at all times unless equipment is being used, or activities being undertaken which would make it dangerous to wear an ID card. The reason an ID card must be worn is for the security and safety of students, visitors, staff and contractors. The information on all ID cards will be kept secure in accordance with data protection regulations. It may be made available to the Police if requested and the correct paperwork is provided.
Students: Your ID card will make sure you: 1. Can be identified while on campus. 2. Get reduced fares on Stagecoach West buses. 3. Can borrow books and resources from the College library. 4. Can enter the examination room on the day of an exam. 5. Can hand in and collect your coursework. 6. Can buy things from College shops or dining rooms
course aims This course is intended to help you develop a practical and theoretical understanding of many features of the fashion industry; including learning various techniques, experimentation with ideas and materials, developing and recording your ideas and relating your work to the work of other fashion illustrators, photographers and designers. You should improve your organisational and visual recording skills, preparing you for a career in this or a related field. Practical work is underpinned through linked supporting studies. 9
course outline The Diploma is made up of 4 core and 6 specialist units that are studied across year one of the course. The Extended Diploma is made up of 4 core and 14 specialist units that are studied across the two years of the course. Some units may be studied alone and others will be combined depending on the type of unit and amount of practical work required.
tips for success You are about to dedicate two years of your life to studying for a qualification that is held in high regard by industry professionals. We want you to achieve the qualification but you will have to be prepared to work hard for it! Our job is to create an invigorating learning environment for you and to assist you in learning new skills and subject matter – we expect you to bring your enthusiasm and creativity! Studying requires a great deal of effort on your part and you are expected to develop any work started in class in your own time. The time you spend reading, researching and producing projects will be much greater than the time spent in College. The skill of time management is very important and successfully handling this will make all the difference. Regard all timetabled sessions as essential; in them you will be given information that is vital if you are to correctly complete assignments. Please do not regard attendance as optional, if you do this you are on the road to failure. Use time between lectures and studio time. This is time when you should be researching, practicing your newly acquired skills or producing coursework. We cannot stress how vital this will be to your success. We will provide help 10
and guidance but it is your responsibility to manage your own work schedule – please take ownership of your own learning.
tutorial All full-time students have a named Personal Tutor who will meet with them regularly to review progress. Your Personal Tutor is someone that you can talk to if you have any problems and is also the main point of contact between the individual learner, subject tutors, support services, and college systems. Your Personal Tutor will meet with you at least once each half-term, usually individually but sometimes in a small group, and work with you to set challenging targets. Successful tutoring is a two-way process which also places responsibilities on the student to make a positive commitment and contribution to their own development and learning, attend all timetabled group and individual tutorials and activities, and work hard to make the best use of time both inside and outside college. You will need to make positive contributions in tutorials when setting personal, academic and aspirational targets. Your Personal Tutor will provide a programme of group tutorial activities particularly during September and October which will be in your timetabled On-track sessions. These will cover a range of topics and particularly at the end of year 1 and the start of year 2 will focus on your goals for progression after you leave college, such as applying for higher education or preparing for employment or an apprenticeship. 11
course team your college centre The Centre for Arts and Media Gloucestershire College Cheltenham Campus Princess Elizabeth Way Cheltenham GL51 7SJ Main Switchboard: 0845 155 2020
key staff Your key staff team can all be contacted via Room C202 (Gloucester Campus) Director of Centre: Alison alison.knapman@gloscol.ac.uk
Knapman
Head of School: Karen Morris karen.morris@gloscol.ac.uk
12
teaching team Your teaching team can all be contacted via Cheltenham campus Course Leader: Rachel Johnson Rachel.johnson@gloscol.ac.uk Course Lecturer: sarah.clark@gloscol.ac.uk
Sarah Clark
Personal tutor: Tara Chatham Tara.chatham@gloscol.ac.uk
contact information If you need to contact any of the key staff or your teaching team directly then use the Gloucestershire College number (Gloucester Campus): 0845 155 2020
staff biographies Academic team
13
Rachel Johnson: Course Leader Rachel is a designer with varied industry experiences of graphics, print, textiles and fashion, who has been teaching at GC for 7 years. She is a committed & enthusiastic Grade 1 teacher and is also a practising editorial, marketing and textile designer. Recently, she has been developing promotional material for a fashion PR company. She believes that industry experience always gives opportunities for students on the course, with guest speakers and live briefs holding an integral role within the planning and development of the teaching and learning.
Sarah Clark: Course Lecturer Sarah has an extensive knowledge of the fashion industry, from garment construction and pattern cutting to styling. She has worked at GC for over 7 years and continues to develop her career while working on the Fashion Design course. Sarah’s professional involvement ranges from Cheltenham Fashion Week to fashion scout at Ladies Day, Cheltenham Races.
Tara Chatham: Personal Tutor Tara has been and remains a committed personal tutor within the arts and media department. She is always happy to help learners with all aspect of college life and her experience covers both Further and Higher education help and advice. 14
course information teaching dates for 2014 2015 Induction week: 1th September 2014
Week beginning Monday 15
holiday dates for 2014 - 2015 First Half Term: October 2014 Christmas Break: 2014 – Friday 2nd Jan 2015
Week of Monday 27th
Second Half Term: February 2015
Week of Monday 16th
Easter Break: – 10th April
Monday 30th March 2015
May Day Bank Holiday: Third Half Term: May 2015
Monday 4th May 2015 Week of Monday 25th
Monday 22nd December
course information Your main source of information about the course (other than from staff) will be via the college’s virtual learning environment (VLE), Moodle. This is an online system, available via the internet, allowing you access to a great deal of information about your course and the units you will study for your course. This booklet will be available there, as will information such as assignment briefs, unit outlines, lecture handouts, other resources and links to other useful sites. You will be given a ‘tour’ of Moodle during your induction. There is also a large amount of information regarding general college matters available from the intranet. This is 16
available from all networked machines in the college just by starting Internet Explorer (it’s the default home page) and is available from outside college via the main website at www.gloscol.ac.uk
student responsibilities entry requirements Documented evidence of qualifications (your GCSEs, Key Skills etc.) must be submitted during induction week. This should be in the form of the official examination board certificates or official confirmation of grades received. We will photocopy these and return them to you as soon as possible.
absence 17
All appointments e.g. doctors, should be made outside of your timetabled sessions where possible and notified to your attendance officer in advance along with photocopies of relevant paperwork. Absence due to sickness or other personal difficulties must be reported to your attendance officer by telephone, e-mail or text as soon as possible on the day of absence indicating anticipated length of absence. You can contact the office by phone, e-mail or text:  phone: 01452 563334
costs A materials fee will be charged at enrolment to cover the costs of essential course materials such as basic art materials, print consumables, software and textbooks that you use. The materials fee will need to be paid at the start of each year of your course. You will be expected to finance certain consumable materials and expenses yourself. Examples of this include paper, pens and binding work for submission. A computer with some graphics and word processing programmes is a useful investment for the course. Access to the internet is recommended.
health and safety When on campus you have a duty and responsibility for your own and others’ health and safety and must conduct yourself in a safe and reasonable manner. 18
conduct and behaviour At all times, your conduct and behaviour should reflect consideration for all those working at the college. There are college regulations that you must comply with and a student agreement that you will be asked to sign.
student support the learning gateway The learning gateway’s many facilities available include:

books technical information professional
journals
and
magazines 19
networked computers for general IT use internet access photocopying facilities distance learning packages assignment binding
course assessment 20
introduction We judge your performance on the course through grading criteria that are laid down by your awarding body (Edexcel) for each unit. Assessment is seen by the course team to be an essential component of the teaching and learning process. You will be placed in a range of realistic situations that allow your abilities to be assessed and graded to pass, merit or distinction levels. These situations test both your competence in achieving identified objectives and your understanding of each unit’s underpinning knowledge.
types of assessment You may complete a number of assignments per unit that all contribute toward your final unit assessment. The exact number of assignments may vary from unit to unit. Some assignments may combine themes and grading criteria from multiple units. A number of different types of assessment may be used throughout the course including: written practical work sketchbooks presentations
the assignment brief Each assignment brief will contain the following elements. The intention is that you are aware of what you are being 21
asked to do and why so that you can achieve to the highest possible level: rationale – the thinking behind the project brief – the actual tasks you have to do/research, process, performance, evaluation content – the knowledge and skills you will be developing evidence – what you hand in/how your performance is recorded grading criteria and descriptions – how to achieve particular grades outcomes – what you should have learnt
assignment presentation In order for us to give you quality assessment and feedback you must organise the work you are presenting in a creative and logical way. You must be sure to submit all the parts required (sketchbooks, CD, painting, photographs of 3D work where necessary).
submission of assignments All work must be handed in to the relevant tutor by the submission date. It is your responsibility to ensure that your tutor makes a note of its receipt. Assignments can be submitted before the final submission date but no assignments can be accepted after the set date unless an extension has been granted by prior arrangement. Extensions cannot be given as a verbal agreement. In order to get an extension on an assignment deadline you must go through the appropriate channels. If you find that you cannot hand in an assignment by the final submission 22
date then you may use an AE1 form to gain three working days in which to complete the assessment. Use of these for several pieces of work will result in you being asked to attend a performance review. If you have a problem that would prevent you from handing in your assignment by the due date, or within three days of it, you must request an extension to the due date with an AE2 form and supporting evidence. This must be submitted before the assignment is due in for consideration by your course leader. The maximum extension time is two weeks unless you have made an arrangement with the student manager because of exceptional circumstances. Assessment submission Students will have one opportunity to improve grades on all pieces of work which have been passed if students have followed the assessment procedures. (essentially BTEC programmes) Opportunities to upgrade work will be given during the published progress weeks. Progress week 1: week of 8th December 2014 Progress week 2: week of 23rd March 2015 Progress week 3: week of 8th June 2015 During a progress review week students may work on and make one resubmission of work which has previously been assessed and passed since the start of the year or the previous review period, i.e. only work which has been passed from September until the start of progress week 1 can be upgraded during progress week 1. Only work which has been passed since progress week 1 can be upgraded during progress week 2. Only work which has been passed since progress week 2 can be upgraded during progress week 3. 23
grading All assignment work is graded as a pass, merit or distinction. Work that does not meet the required level or fulfil all the set criteria will be referred and a deadline set for re-submission Fail grades for one assignment may not automatically result in failure of complete units but will have an impact on the overall grade achieved. All work is graded on its own merits since there is no quota system. It is possible for every student to achieve distinction grades if a piece of work is particularly successful. If you want to improve your grade for an assignment, you are allowed to re-submit your work once, depending on the assignment. Some assignments are only suitable for one submission.
progression into year two Automatic progression onto the second year of the course will depend upon: a minimum pass grade in all of the units undertaken in the first year (including the appropriate core units) although it is expected that you will aim much higher than this  good attendance above (85%) and punctuality at all sessions including key-skills and tutorial  excellent in-class behaviour and working attitude. Students failing to achieve the required number of pass grades as outlined above may be asked to leave. Advice and guidance is given to all students who fail to achieve automatic progression.
24
U131 Fashion Promotion
U1 Visual recording in art & design U2 Materials, techniques & processes in Art & Design U3 Ideas and C oncepts in Art & Design U4 C ommunication through Art & Design U5 C ontextual Influences in Art & Design U16 Promoting Art & Design Work U7 Design Methods in Art & Design U121 Pattern C onstruction for fashion & clothing U127 Fashion Visualisation U120 Fashion Media, techniques and technology 08.09.14
10.09.14
08.09.14
25.03.15
01.10.14
08.01.15
10.09.14
05.01.15
P1-4, M1-2, D1-2
P1-4, M1-2 D1
P1-5, M1-2, D1-2
P1-4, M1-4, D1-4
P1-4, M1-2, D1
P1-5, M1-2, D1
P1-5, M1-3, D1-3
P1-4, M1-2, D1
25.03.15
01.10.14
P1-3, M1-2, D1
P1-5. M1-4, D1-4
08.09.14
P1-5, M1-2, D1
15.05.15
27.03.15
03.12.14
25.03.15
19.11.14
15.05.15
29.09.14
03.12.14
18.04.14
19.11.14
Ongoing practical assessment
Year 1
18.05.15
14.04.15
09.12.14
08.04.15
03.12.14
18.05.15
03.10.14
09.12.14
22.04.15
03.12.14
22.04.15
RJ
RJ
SC
SC
RJ
RJ
RJ/SC
SC
RJ
RJ
RJ
JD
JD
RJ
RJ
JD
JD
JD
RJ
JD
SC
SC
hand in dates
25
year 1 unit overview Edexcel issues us with specific outcomes for each unit complete with grade descriptors. Every outcome must be passed for you to pass the unit. An important point to note is that an overall unit grade is based on the grades received for the different criteria and we are issued with strict guidelines for this. If, for example, you received three distinctions and one pass for the individual learning outcomes, the overall grade for the unit could not be more than a pass. Some units are combined with others with similar criteria as a double lecture session. Others are taught as stand alone units. The timetable that you will be issued with in your induction week should make this clear.
Year 1 unit name 1. Visual Recording in Art & Design 2. Materials, Techniques and Processes in Art & Design 3. Ideas & Concepts in Art & Design 4. Communication through Art & Design 5. Fashion Visualisation
year
unit type
unit no
1
Core
1
1
Core
2
1
Core
3
1
Core
4
1
Specialist 127 26
Work
6. Fashion Media, Techniques and 1 Technology 7. Design Methods in Art 1 & Design 8. Promoting Art & Design 1
Specialist 120 Specialist 7 Specialist 16
9. Fashion Promotion
1
Specialist 131
10. Pattern Construction for Fashion& Clothing
1
Specialist 121
27