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GCSE Textile Design
Textile Design is primarily concerned with creating and working with fabrics. The subject can lead to highly creative outcomes in an exciting range of different areas such as fashion, accessories, home furnishings or artistic artefacts.
Fabrics are a vital part of our world and are all around us all the time. In a modern, media-driven age, we still have a real need for fabrics and clothing that is aesthetically pleasing. This subject aims to give students the knowledge and determination to make their own creative statement.
The course gives students the opportunity to learn how to work with sewing machines and how to use them as a constructional and decorative tool used to create artistic media. The course also develops students’ presentational abilities and teaches how to follow a design process to fruition.
The GCSE course offers students the exciting opportunity to work on a range of different creative projects that focus on very different aspects of this creative subject. The later stages of the course also allow students to work with more autonomy and specialise in their own area of interest allowing a real growth of creative individuality.
Course Outline:
This course contains 2 components as listed below:
1. Unit 1 Portfolio of work (60% of the course)
• Terms1&2- Bag Design
• Terms3&4– Fashion Illustration
2. Unit 2 Examination Unit (40% of the course)
• Term5–Examination Project
Examination Board:
AQA
Head of Department:
Mr A J Grantham-Smith
“I enjoy the freedom and versatility of Textiles. The subject provides a break from the busyness of my other written based subjects and it allows me to express my creativity.”
Scarlett Norris
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