A Level Textiles

Subject Leader:
Mr D Luxon

Exam Board: 
AQA

Entry Requirements:
Grade 5 in GCSE Product Design, Art or Level 2 Merit in Engineering.

Specification

Why choose A Level Textiles?

Textile design is about looking, learning, thinking and communicating ideas. It inspires creative thinkers, problem solvers and people who enjoy designing, making and creating art using textiles.  Textile design is the ideal opportunity to explore ideas and develop skills and is a great first step for those who wish to follow a course in art and design and fashion at university. However, its balance of practical, academic and analytical skills are widely transferable and students intending to study courses unrelated to art and design find that it complements their other subject choices. A course in textile design will cover materials selection, embellishing, printing, dying, construction methods, knitting and weaving, embroidery, costume and fashion design.

What you will study in A Level Textiles.

Project one: Year 12 
6 to 8 weeks (approx.) are used for introducing basic skills, the formal elements and introducing the specification requirements including presentation of work and making connections with the work of others.

Project two: Year 12
14 to 16 weeks (approx.) are used to enable students to develop a personal project, which covers the requirements of Component 1 on a smaller scale. Full coverage of the assessment objectives and the conclusion with a resolved outcome, referencing the work of others is considered. Although ideas may springboard from this project or the weeks of mini skills building workshops.

Project three: Year 12 and Year 13 Component 1
16 to 24 weeks (approx.)

• Component 1 is a sustained and focused investigation in response to an issue, theme or idea identified and chosen by the student.
• It is a practical body of work, which is supported by written material of between 1000 and 3000 words. (Annotations and notes do not form part of the word count.)
• Work submitted for assessment must evidence coverage of all four assessment objectives, which are marked holistically.
• The personal investigation will be assessed as a whole. Evidence of meeting the requirements of all the assessment objectives must be evident in the written and practical work.
• There should be clear development of ideas and techniques based upon the students’ intentions.
• Component 1 is not a portfolio and should not contain additional material or projects that are not related to the student’s personal investigation.
• Presentation of work can be physical or digital sketchbooks, boards, models or a combination of all these approaches.

Project four: Year 13 Component 2
10 to12 weeks (approx.)

• Component 2, The externally set assignment (ESA) provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to develop and explore ideas relevant to an externally set starting point.
• Students are required to realise their intentions in an outcome or series of outcomes during the period of supervised time.
• Only work produced during the period of preparatory study and within the 15 hours of supervised time may be submitted for assessment.
• Work produced during the preparatory period and the 15 hours of supervised time, will be marked holistically.

How you will be assessed in A Level Spanish.

A-level overview

Progression and Careers linked to A Level Spanish.

• Architecture
• Model making
• Ceramics
• Product design
• Film and TV set design
• Set design
• Interior design
• Sculpture
• Jewellery design
• Theatre set design
• Landscape architecture

Additional Information:

Please do not hesitate to contact me at The Blandford School if you require further information DLuxon@blandfordschool.org.uk

Further information on the course can be found at:

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/art-and-design/as-and-a-level/art-and-design-7201

This course is co-taught with Design.