Textiles (Product Design)

This specification has been designed to encourage candidates to take a broad view of technology and design related to textiles.

Students will develop their abilities to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relationships between design, materials, manufacturing and marketing. Textiles A Level provides wide opportunities for study, ranging from fashion and aesthetics to industrial uses of textiles and from creative and individual pieces of work to aspects of manufacturing and industrial commercial practice.

The course has been designed to take students on to a higher level of Textiles study prior to a University course. Equally, it would interest students who have a flair for textiles but who simply want to study textiles as part of a planned route through Sixth Form studies. Therefore, it can be taken to AS Level only if desired.

AS Examination

Unit 1 Materials, Components and Application
Unit 2 Learning through Designing and Making

A2 Examination

Unit 3 Design and Manufacture
Unit 4 Design and Making Practice

Entry Requirements: 

GCSE Textiles Technology at Grade B, but candidates who have not studied textiles before will be considered. This course combines well with many other subjects including Art, Business Studies, Geography and Chemistry.

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