A Level Course Guide 2024

Textile Design AQA

T E X T I L E D E S I G N

It is not necessary to have taken GCSE Textiles in order to study Textiles at A Level, however GCSE Art or the Art Pathway would be hugely beneficial. During the two-year course pupils are offered exciting opportunities to learn traditional and new mediums in textile design. They will work in one or more areas including: constructed textiles, printed and dyed textiles, surface pattern, stitched and embellished textiles, textiles for interiors and installed textiles. Pupils are encouraged to develop their own practical skills, and to become independent thinkers and learners. Alongside their own practice pupils will develop their ability to research and investigate historical, cultural and contemporary textile practices to inform their own work. During the course we run a trip to ‘New Designers’ in London that showcases 3,000 hand-picked Textile graduates from around the UK.

COMPONENT

ASSESSMENT

CONTENT

Component 1: Personal Investigation

(60%) Marked /96

Practical investigation supported by written material • Pupils are required to conduct a practical investigation into an idea, issue, concept or theme, supported by written material. The focus of the investigation must be identified independently by the pupils and must lead to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. • Pupils should carefully select, organize and present their work for their Personal Investigation to ensure it is well structured and provides evidence that meets the requirements of all four assessment objectives. • Pupils are required to submit a written component of 1,000-3,000 words related to their topic. The essay, which can be presented in the form of a journal or a traditional essay, must be illustrated and written in continuous prose, using specialist vocabulary appropriate to the subject. questions to be used as starting points. Pupils are required to select one. Pupils will be provided with examination papers on 1 February, or as soon as possible after that date. • Following a period of preparatory work, pupils must complete 15 hours of unaided, supervised time. In the 15 hours pupils must produce a finished outcome or series of finished outcomes, informed by their preparatory work. • Preparatory work and the work produced during the 15 hours of supervised time will be assessed together against all four assessment objectives. Response to an externally set assignment. • The exam board will issue papers with eight

Component 2: Externally Set Assignment

Preparatory period + 15hrs supervised time (40%) Marked /96

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