GCSE Textile Technology

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GCSE Textile Technology
Is GCSE Textiles for You?
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What will you learn?

• You will learn how to research and design a range
  of unique and exciting textile products for
  adults, teenagers or children.
• You will learn a wide range of practical skills
  which you can use to make fashion garments,
  accessories, soft furnishings, toys and products
  for children.
• You will learn how the fashion textiles we wear
  or the textiles we use at home are designed and
  made in Industry.

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What skills will you learn?
Basic machine skills Computerised machine
sewing Hand embroidery Use of
components Colouring Fabric Computer Aided
design Textile construction And much more!
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How you will be assessed?

• 60 Coursework (Controlled Assessment)
• 20 You will select a design brief and complete a
  20 page design folder, including pictures, ICT,
  samples and photographs.
• 40 You will make the textile product that you
  have designed using a wide range of practical
  skills.
• 40 Written Examination
• This is a two hour exam at the end of Year 11
• Part one Design questions.
• Part two Knowledge and understanding Questions.

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Soft Furnishing-Interior Design
Create a textile product for the room of your
choice.
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Childrens Textiles
Textile products created for Tourist
attractions Textile Educational Toys for
Children of all ages
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Career Opportunities
Textile Technology can lead to a variety of
exciting career opportunities in the fashion,
design and textile industries both in the UK and
overseas. It can lead to employment in
education and health and social care services and
could develop into working with the arts and the
media. Some designers develop modern textiles,
specialist materials which result in advanced
technologies (electronic fabrics, SMART
materials)
Fashion Designer Fashion Blogger and Photographer Costume Designer
Fashion and Textile Buyer Interior Designer Pattern Cutter
Stylist and Personal Shopper Magazine Publicist and Fashion Journalist Retail Manager
Garment Technologist Trend Forecaster Pattern and Graphic Designer
Fashion Illustrator Product Designer Creative and Therapeutic activities
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Who should you speak to?
Do you like designing, have you got good ideas
that can be developed into unique and interesting
textiles ? Do you enjoy practical work and want
to experiment with colour, textile techniques,
pattern and shape? Will a knowledge of textiles
help in your future plans Fashion and Interior
Design? Retail? Theatre? Photography? Fashion
journalism? Teaching? If you want to know
more See Mrs King in A9 or Miss Barton in A10