The Design & Technology Department

KS5 Design and Technology: Textiles

Exam Board: AQA

Why study Textiles?
Textiles is ideal for you if you have an interest in fashion and the fashion industry. Though it also suits students wishing to work in related areas such as textiles in boating, the car industry, for aircrafts and for the home.
If you are not wishing to follow a career in textiles, the course will enable you to develop the skills you have learnt at GCSE and provide you with an opportunity to make some more textile products.
As with all technology subjects, Textiles will help you develop life skills such as problem solving, working with others, giving presentations, carrying out research, using ICT, and developing manipulative skills.

What will you study?

Year 12 (AS)
Unit 1: Materials, Components and Manufacturing
Unit 2: Learning through Designing and making

Year 13 (A2)
Unit 3: Further Materials, Components and Manufacturing;
Unit 4: Design and making practice

Method of assessment
Unit 1: 2 hour written paper
Unit 2: 50 hours coursework (internally assessed)
Unit 3: 2 hour written paper
Unit 4: 60 hours coursework (internally assessed)

Future prospects
The course will prepare you for entry to courses or training to become a patternmaker, lay planner, designer, garment technician, cutter, product developer, materials buyer, presser or production technician.
It will also be ideal for students wishing to work in other areas of the textile industry such as textiles in boating, the car industry, for aircrafts and for the home.