Textiles

course information

The Textile courses provide opportunities for students to apply aesthetic, moral, social, economic and industrial awareness in their design work.

A course in Design and Technology Fashion and Textiles offers a unique opportunity in the curriculum for candidates to identify and solve real problems by designing and making products in a wide range of contexts relating to their personal interests. Design and Technology Fashion and Textiles develops candidates' interdisciplinary skills, and their capacity for imaginative, innovative thinking, creativity and independence.

Art and Design Textiles has close links with technology, history, and the expressive and performing arts including music and drama. This specification builds on the broad range of skills, knowledge and understanding developed in programmes of study throughout primary and secondary education.