Textiles
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Fashion and Textiles GCSE offers the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills within both fashion design and textile art. You will explore a wide range of media and techniques such as printing: weaving, knitting, garment construction, mixed media, digital applications, surface design, embroidery and installation. Practical work is produced by researching and developing personal ideas using drawing, digital exploration and sketchbooks
Exam Information
Exam Board: AQA
60% Coursework
40% Externally Set Assignment
Qualification: GCSE in Fashion & Textiles
Head of Creative Arts: Mr R Harrison
Career Pathways
A-level in Fashion and Textile design, Degree in Fashion design / Printed Textiles / Constructed Textiles / Fashion Media
Career: Fashion designer, Textile technologist, Stylist, Costume designer, Creative director, Fashion illustrator, Fashion journalist, Interior designer, Pattern cutter, Retail buyer, Teacher / lecturer, Textile designer , Theatre designer, Upholsterer
Please note: You are only able to choose one from either Art, Fashion & Textiles or Graphic Design, you are not able to do a combination of any of these three subjects due to exam board restrictions.