Curriculum Allocation

Art Textiles is taught over four 100 minute lesson per fortnight.

Specification/Exam board – OCR

Course title – Textile Design

Course code – J174

Art Textiles

Overview

Textile Design is defined here as the creation of designs and products for woven, knitted, stitched or printed fabrics and involves an understanding of fibres, yarns and fabrics.

• Learners must explore, acquire and develop skills, knowledge and understanding through the application of techniques and processes specific to their chosen area(s) of study of Textile Design.

• Learners must explore practical and relevant critical and contextual sources such as the work of historical and contemporary textile designers and the different purposes, intentions and functions of textile design as appropriate to their own work.

• Learners must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and understanding through area(s) of study relevant to Textile Design.

Areas of study

Learners are required to work in one or more area(s) of Textile Design, such as those listed below. Combinations of these areas are also possible:

• Constructed textiles

• Digital textiles

• Dyed fabrics

• Printed fabrics

• Fashion design

• Installed textiles

• Soft furnishings

• Stitched and/or embellished textiles

Techniques Learners must demonstrate the ability to work creatively with processes and techniques appropriate to the chosen area(s) of study such as: weaving, surface printing (block, screen or digital), pattern making, pattern cutting, embroidery (machine or hand), knitting, batik, appliqué and collage

Component 1 – Portfolio - (60%)

This is completed from September in year 10 until January in year 11.

Students produce a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to a set starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus. The portfolio may be presented in appropriate formats for the specification title they are following and chosen area of study, including sketchbooks, digital presentations, mounted sheets, maquettes, prototypes, animated work, scale models or illustrated written work.

The portfolio must provide evidence that the student has met all four assessment objectives.

Component 2 – Externally Set Task (EST) – (40%)

This is from January in year 11 until the 10 hour exam.

Students respond to one of five themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points and stimuli. Students research, plan and develop ideas for their response to the option they have chosen, which they must then realise within the ten-hour supervised time period.

Assessment Objectives

There are four Assessment Objectives in OCR GCSE (9–1) in Art and Design. These are detailed in the table below.

All are equally weighted at 25% each.

Curriculum Period 1

Intro to textiles – Under the sea

Art History/Context – students will be introduced to lots of artists/designers based on their ideas, they will all study Sheila Hicks.

Assessment

Students will engage in an assessment in which they develop a piece of work using felt making and hand embroidery.

Curriculum Period 2

Under the Sea and Identity

Art History/Context – students will be introduced to lots of artists/designers based on their ideas, they will all study Laura Edgar and Louise O’Hara and Maurizio Anzeri.

Assessment

Students will complete a 300 minute practical assessment in which they will work on completing a final piece which will conclude their project (AO4)

Curriculum Period 3

Identity

Art History/Context – students will be introduced to lots of artists/designers based on their ideas.

Assessment

Students will complete a 300 minute practical assessment in which they will work on completing a final piece which will conclude their project (AO4)

Subject advice and guidance

If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:

daniel.roberts-mcgurrin@endon.SET.org.uk

mollie.dalton@endon.SET.org.uk