Art and Design (Textiles)
Southam College - Warwickshire
01926812560
Welsh Road West, Southam, CV47 0JW
Course summary

This course is designed to consolidate the existing skills, knowledge and understanding gained by students at Key Stage 4 and to offer them the opportunity to make a personal response to new experiences of a practical and conceptual nature. Students will be given the opportunity to develop: • their intellectual, imaginative and creative powers • their investigative, analytical, experimental, practical, technical and expressive skills, their aesthetic understanding and critical judgement • their understanding of the relationships between textiles design and an awareness of its wider applications • their knowledge and understanding of textiles design in contemporary society and in other times and cultures • an awareness of different roles, functions and audiences and consumers of art and the textiles industry.

Entry requirements

- GCSE Grade 6 or above in Design and Technology (Textiles specialism) or Art and Design plus a Grade 5 or above in English. - The minimum general requirements for Sixth Form entry are a minimum of 5 GCSE Grade 4s including English and Maths.

How you'll be assessed

There are two assessed parts in Eduqas GCE Art and Design: Textiles Part 1 - Personal Investigation – a coursework portfolio, practical outcome and written element (60% of A-Level grade) Part 2 - Externally Set Assignment – a practical project and timed, controlled assessment (40% of A-Level grade)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityWarwickshire
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressWelsh Road West, Southam, CV47 0JW