Art Textiles A Level (Eduqas)
What will you study and learn?
Studying Art and Design provides entry to an unprecedented range of specialisms, skills (both traditional and digital) and careers.
- Think in imaginative, creative and intuitive ways
- Explore, investigate and experiment with ideas and materials
- Develop practical, technical and expressive skills
- Build confidence in your own style, ideas and outcomes
- Enjoy and take pride in making art, craft and design work
- Work with a wide range of media and materials
- Understand how different art, craft and design processes connect
- See how art and design fit into real-world contexts and creative industries
- Learn about artists, designers and makers from the past and today
- Recognise the many roles, audiences and uses for art, craft and design
Art and Design (Textile Design) encompasses a very broad range of materials, techniques and processes, including a growing number of interdisciplinary approaches. These comprise woven, embroidered, knitted, printed, painted, dyed, manipulated, embellished and constructional methods which are utilised to produce a great variety of textile outcomes that include costume and fashion design, accessories and body adornment.
How you will be assessed
There are two components at A level: Component 1 (Portfolio 60% of qualification) and Component 2 (Externally Set Assignment 40% of qualification):
Component 1: Portfolio
The Personal Investigation consists of two integrated constituent parts: 1. a major in-depth critical, practical and theoretical investigative project/portfolio and outcome/s based on themes and subject matter that have personal significance; 2. an extended written element of 1000 words minimum, which may contain images and texts and must clearly relate to practical and theoretical work using an appropriate working vocabulary and specialist terminology.
Component 2: Externally Set Assignment
This component is based on preparatory study that leads to a 15 hour period of sustained focus in which you will produce a response to a chosen visual or written stimuli.
Course structure
The course is formed of three units of work which contribute to two coursework units:
Autumn term Y12: a foundation studies unit of work where students will discover, acquire and develop practical skills relating to textiles, based around a broad theme.
January Y12 – December Y13: Assessed component 1 (60%) – A personal investigation based on a theme developed by the student.
January Y13 – May Y13: Externally Set Assignment (40%). A sustained project that is based a starting point set by Eduqas.
Additional Information
Specialised and basic equipment and resources will be provided by the school, although students will be expected to provide their own fabrics for projects and any specialised components.