This subject directly supports progression to further and higher education, providing students with a rich platform to inspire a lifelong interest in Fashion and Textiles Design. Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences that explore a range of textile media, processes and techniques. These include weaving, knitting, screen print making, construction, silk painting, batik, sculpture and more. Students will explore the use of drawing for different purposes, using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales. Students will use sketchbooks/workbooks/journals/A1 boards to underpin their work where appropriate. Once techniques have been explored a textile outcome is to be created. Outcomes to include fashion clothing, fabric design, soft furnishings, artwork and more. Students will be expected to demonstrate skills in the context of their chosen area(s) of textile design. Students will be required to demonstrate skills in all the following: • Awareness of the elements of textile design, such as shape, line, scale, colour, texture, pattern, contrast and/or repetition in relation to the chosen area(s) of textile design. • Ability to respond to an issue, concept or idea, working to a brief or answering a need in the chosen area(s) of textile design. • Appreciation of the relationship of form and function and, where applicable, the constraints of working to a brief. • Understanding of a variety of textile methods, such as: fabric printing, mono-printing, relief printing, screen printing and laser printing; tie-dye and batik; spraying and transfer; fabric construction; stitching, appliqué, patchwork, padding, quilting and embroidery.
For 16+ entry into our Sixth Form, your daughter will be required to sit three examination papers during the first week of November in the year prior to entry. Two of these papers are in subjects which your daughter is currently studying, or which she wishes to study in the Sixth Form at Downe House, as well as a General paper. These examinations are usually taken at your daughter’s current school and practice papers are available on request. Candidates are required to achieve a minimum of seven I/GCSE examinations at Grade 6 (B) or above, preferably with Grade 9/8 (A*) in those subjects she wishes to study in the Sixth Form. If your daughter does not follow an education system with formal examinations at 16+, further testing may be required and a transcript of grades acquired from their previous school. On completion of examination papers, successful candidates will be invited for an interview by the Head of Sixth Form and the Headmistress at the end of November. Offers will be made in December. There are also a number of scholarships available for pupils joining the Sixth Form. We strongly recommend early registration for your daughter. All offers and places are completed by April of the year prior to entry and availability of places in our Sixth Form is very limited.
Component 1/Personal Investigation: Assessed. No time limit. 96 marks. 60% of A Level. Component 2/Externally Set Assignment: Preparatory period + 15 hours supervised time. 96 marks. 40% of A Level
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | West Berkshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £47,760 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £35,520 |
| Address | Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ |
This subject directly supports progression to further and higher education, providing students with a rich platform to inspire a lifelong interest in Fashion and Textiles Design. Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences that explore a range of textile media, processes and techniques. These include weaving, knitting, screen print making, construction, silk painting, batik, sculpture and more. Students will explore the use of drawing for different purposes, using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales. Students will use sketchbooks/workbooks/journals/A1 boards to underpin their work where appropriate. Once techniques have been explored a textile outcome is to be created. Outcomes to include fashion clothing, fabric design, soft furnishings, artwork and more. Students will be expected to demonstrate skills in the context of their chosen area(s) of textile design. Students will be required to demonstrate skills in all the following: • Awareness of the elements of textile design, such as shape, line, scale, colour, texture, pattern, contrast and/or repetition in relation to the chosen area(s) of textile design. • Ability to respond to an issue, concept or idea, working to a brief or answering a need in the chosen area(s) of textile design. • Appreciation of the relationship of form and function and, where applicable, the constraints of working to a brief. • Understanding of a variety of textile methods, such as: fabric printing, mono-printing, relief printing, screen printing and laser printing; tie-dye and batik; spraying and transfer; fabric construction; stitching, appliqué, patchwork, padding, quilting and embroidery.
For 16+ entry into our Sixth Form, your daughter will be required to sit three examination papers during the first week of November in the year prior to entry. Two of these papers are in subjects which your daughter is currently studying, or which she wishes to study in the Sixth Form at Downe House, as well as a General paper. These examinations are usually taken at your daughter’s current school and practice papers are available on request. Candidates are required to achieve a minimum of seven I/GCSE examinations at Grade 6 (B) or above, preferably with Grade 9/8 (A*) in those subjects she wishes to study in the Sixth Form. If your daughter does not follow an education system with formal examinations at 16+, further testing may be required and a transcript of grades acquired from their previous school. On completion of examination papers, successful candidates will be invited for an interview by the Head of Sixth Form and the Headmistress at the end of November. Offers will be made in December. There are also a number of scholarships available for pupils joining the Sixth Form. We strongly recommend early registration for your daughter. All offers and places are completed by April of the year prior to entry and availability of places in our Sixth Form is very limited.
Component 1/Personal Investigation: Assessed. No time limit. 96 marks. 60% of A Level. Component 2/Externally Set Assignment: Preparatory period + 15 hours supervised time. 96 marks. 40% of A Level