1st, 2nd and 3rd Form Entry in 2025 Textiles (Fashion Design) and Design & Technology Scholarships
Textiles (Fashion Design) and Design & Technology Scholarships
1st, 2nd and 3rd Form Entry in 2025
General Information
1. Eligibility
Each year scholarships are awarded to children of exceptional talent joining the School into the Top Year (Year 6), First Form (Year 7), Second Form (Year 8) or Third Form (Year 9). In due course, scholarships will be awarded to children joining the School at Sixth Form level (Year 12). Candidates are assessed through test, examination or observation, interview and reference. Scholarship awards may be made either for evidence of a high level of attainment and promise or exceptional specialist aptitude. Uppingham Cairo awards scholarships to candidates who show excellence in the following fields: Academic, Music, Art, Sport, Textiles (Fashion Design), Design & Technology, Drama and The Thring Award.
2. Limitations
Successful candidates should not expect to hold awards in more than one discipline. Candidates are not permitted to sit scholarships in more than two disciplines.
3. Awards
Uppingham Cairo is proud of its moral commitment to widening participation in the School, and applies Scholarship Awards in line with the policies of Uppingham School in the UK. To do so, we use as much of our funding as we can to enable as many young people as possible to benefit from an Uppingham Cairo education. For that reason, scholarship awards would not ordinarily exceed 25% of the fees.
At Uppingham Cairo a candidate may only hold one scholarship award at any one time so that they can specialise in their area of talent. This does not preclude them from participating in other areas of school life, however, the rich additional provision of each of our scholarship programmes requires pupils to manage their time judiciously within their field of expertise.
All candidates must have passed the standard academic entrance assessment and have been offered a place at the School prior to entering the scholarship process.
4. Age Limit
Candidates will normally be under 14 on or close to 1 September in the year of entry. In assessing merit, the ages of candidates is taken into consideration.
Further information about the Textiles (Fashion Design) and Design and Technology Scholarship may be obtained from the Head of Design and Technology, Ms Janet Howell (jhowell@uppinghamcairo.com)
Textiles (Fashion Design) Scholarships Summary
What does Uppingham Cairo look for in a potential Scholar?
What is involved in the selection process?
A Textiles Scholar will show excellent creative and technical qualities. They will be passionate for the subject and demonstrate this through exciting research, design work and outcomes.
What are the expectations of a Scholar?
Candidates will experience a full day in our Leonardo Department, responding to the set task given. Here they will show their innovation and creativity when responding to a stimulus, producing exciting fashion or interior illustrations and textured fabric samples. An interview with the Head of Design and Technology will also ask candidates to showcase their current work from the set tasks and other projects in their portfolio.
A Textiles Scholar will be expected to set high expectations for themselves for their peers to aspire to. They will be a presence in the Textiles department working on independently led projects as well as assisting with extracurricular clubs and enrichment.
The Scholars will be expected to run an exciting project to be shared with other pupils. All Scholars will be expected to take this subject at GCSE and in the Sixth Form.
Design & Technology Scholarships Summary
What does Uppingham Cairo look for in a potential Scholar?
What is involved in the selection process?
A Design Scholar must show considerable creative, holistic and problem-solving qualities in their approach to design. They should be capable of demonstrating an obvious passion for the subject area with clear evidence of exciting outcomes through form and function.
A full day in the Leonardo Centre where candidates are set a task to show their ability to solve problems, think creatively and explore ideas through various mediums. An interview with the Head of Design and Technology will also allow candidates to showcase their current work from the set task and other independently led projects they have worked on.
What are the expectations of a Scholar?
A Design Scholar will be expected to set extremely high standards across the Leonardo for their peers to aspire to. They will be a presence within the Design department working on independently led projects as well as helping other pupils in a range of extra-curricular activities. The Scholars will also be expected to run an exciting programme for their peers to learn from. All Scholars will be expected to take the subject at GCSE and in the Sixth Form.
Assessment: Sunday 9 or Monday 10 February (Candidates attend on one day only)
Closing date for Applications: 13 January 2025
Textiles (Fashion Design) and Design & Technology Scholarships Entry in 2025
1. Dates and Arrangements
The Textiles (Fashion Design) and Design & Technology Scholars Assessment Day will take place on Sunday 9 or Monday 10 February at Uppingham Cairo. Candidates attend on one day only, and will arrive at 8.30am and will be free to depart at 4.30pm. All candidates will be provided with a morning snack, lunch and afternoon tea.
2. Application Procedure
The application form should be completed and returned to the Master of the Scholars no later than 13 January 2025
Potential scholars are expected to have achieved a strong pass in Uppingham Cairo’s Academic Admissions Tests.
3. The Assessment: (Textiles (Fashion Design)
Set Task (external)
Candidates will be required to complete the following set task and to bring this with them when they come to Uppingham Cairo for interview.
Self-Identity
Candidates applying for this scholarship in Textiles may choose to present aportfolio focused on Fashion, Interior, Conceptual Art, or a mixture of the three.
What represents you? Artists in any discipline will take inspiration from the world around them. Candidates should consider what represents them – is it a sport, an artist, a musician?
Conduct research into this project, this could be through your own photography, gallery visits and mood board production. Produce an array of designs responding to this theme before undertaking the production of a final outcome.
Set Task (undertaken on the assessment day)
Design task
Candidates will be presented with a design task that will examine their ability to respond to given stimulus and a fashion designer. Further information as instructions will be issued on the day.
Portfolio interview
Candidates will be interviewed and as part of this will be expected to present a portfolio of their recent work. The portfolio should show:
• Strong drawing ability - this may be by hand or digitally.
• Evidence of experimenting with different areas within textiles –fashion design, knit, printed textiles, woven textiles or digital designs could all be considered.
• A variety of different projects and experiments – some of these should be self-motivated and completed outside of the school curriculum.
4. The Assessment: (Design and Technology)
Set Task (external)
Candidates will be required to complete the following set task and to bring this with them when they come to Uppingham Cairo for interview.
Architecture Re-Design
Candidates should examine a domestic or commercial building that they feel needs a re-design, and as a result produce a model showcasing the changes.
There should be photographic evidence of the building they would like to re-design, with clear annotation stating why and what needs changing.
Candidates should produce an array of design sketches showing the redesign of the building. This should be a range of ideas (no more than five) and a final concept.
A final model must be produced showing the final re-design in a medium of choice (card, paper, mdf, plywood etc).
Set Tasks (undertaken on the assessment day)
Design task
Candidates will be presented with a design task that will examine their ability to analyse, reason, discuss and respond. Further information as instructions will be issued on the day.
Portfolio interview
Candidates will be interviewed and as part of this will be expected to present a portfolio of their recent work. The portfolio should show:
• Strong sketching ability with a clear idea of creativity
• Evidence of three-dimensional work showing an awareness of different materials and manufacturing processes.
• At least one major project that shows the candidates all-round design and technical ability (design, research, model, manufacture).