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The Avon Valley School & Performing Arts College

GCSE Art & Design – Textile Design C D

The Art and Design GCSE has been designed to encourage learners to develop knowledge , skills and understanding along with creativity and imagination . Learners show this through their responses to a range of visual and written stimuli .
The Textile Design pathway enables learners to choose one or more area ( s ) in which to study including : Constructed Textiles , Digital Textiles , Dyed fabrics , Printed fabrics , Fashion deign , Installed Textiles , Soft furnishings , Stitched or Embellished Textile .
Assessment overview : � Component 1 : Portfolio
Non-exam assessment ( internally assessed and externally moderated ) 60 % of total CGSE
Component 2 : Externally set task Non-exam assessment ( internally assessed and externally moderated ) 40 % of total GCSE
Component 1 : Portfolio
A portfolio of practical work showing the learners ’ personal response to a set starting point , design brief , scenario or stimulus . This covers four separate assessment objectives and should include : the learner ’ s research , initial ideas , development of ideas , textile techniques and processes , presentation and recording of ideas .
Component 2 : Externally set task
Early release paper will be issued on 2 January each year and will provide learners with five themes , each with a range of written and visual starting points and stimuli . A response should be based upon one of these options .
Textile Design is not just about sewing clothes , there are a wide range of careers for which this qualification is useful : - Fashion buyer , Costume designer , Textiles designer , Fashion designer , Weaver , Wardrobe supervisor , Milliner , Upholsterer , Pattern cutter , Tailor / dress maker , Technical designer .
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