Curriculum Allocation
Art Textiles is taught over three 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.
AO1 | Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources. |
AO2 | Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes. |
AO3 | Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses. |
AO4 | Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language. |
Curriculum Period 1
Mock Exam
Students will complete their coursework project, this will conclude the portfolio of work which is worth 60% of the final GCSE grade, during this curriculum period students will develop ideas, experiment with media and plan and execute a final outcome all of which is relevant to intentions.
Assessment
Students will complete a 300 minute practical assessment in which they will create a final outcome for the project using their own images and their own choice of media.
Curriculum Period 2
Externally Set Task
Students will be issued with exam papers after Christmas and will spend this curriculum period developing a project based on their chosen theme.
The project will address all 4 of the Assessment Objectives and will consist of the following work:
Initial Ideas | One A2 or 2xA3 sheets. A wide range of images, own textiles work/copy. Clear annotations, titles, well presented. Refer to help sheet for initial ideas. |
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Artist Research | One A2 or 2xA3 sheets. Choose 1 artist to focus on. A wide range of images, own textiles work/copy. Clear annotations, titles, well presented. |
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Samples | One A2 or 2xA3 sheets. Own photographs, edited photographs, textile samples/art work/techniques using own photos, clear annotations and titles. |
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Assessment
Students will complete some samples related to their chosen theme and direction in any media which will become part of their project.
Curriculum Period 3
Externally Set Task
Students will continue to develop their EST project. The project will address all 4 of the Assessment Objectives and will consist of the following work:
Samples | Well presented |
Development | One A2 or 2xA2 sheets. Ideas for a final piece, media/material experiments, clear annotations, titles, and links to artists. Well presented. |
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Final Piece Plan | One A3 sheet. Composition planned, final piece trial, clear annotations, artist links, time plan. Well presented. |
Assessment
Students will complete a 10 hour controlled test which adheres to JCQ guidelines. Students work independently on a piece of work which they have planned and prepared for over the Externally Set Task period.
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