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Sir John Lawes School
Art & Design
Textiles & Fashion Design
Board: Edexcel (9FA0), (9TE0)
INTRODUCTION
Students studying A Level Art and A Level Textiles & Fashion will be taught together for both courses,
covering common skills around collection of information through observational work and experimentation
with materials. Art students and Textiles & Fashion Design students will also have specialist lessons around
the two disciplines, developing work in their chosen area.
These A Levels may also be taken in combination with other portfolio based courses, but due to the similar
structure of assessments and deadlines, advice should be taken if you plan to do this.
ART & DESIGN
You must enjoy working in a creative way and will need to have good organisational skills. You need
commitment and enthusiasm for this area of study. You will be given the opportunity to develop your ideas
in a range of ways including Drawing and Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture. You will be encouraged to
work in the Art faculty during your free lessons. You will have the opportunity to attend trips and will be
encouraged to visit galleries in your own time. You will need to spend a minimum of 4-5 hours a week on
sketchbook work in addition to lessons.
TEXTILES & FASHION DESIGN
This is an art-based textiles and fashion course working from a starting brief or theme. You will creatively
explore textiles and how far you can manipulate the materials, stretch ideas and push boundaries, perhaps
using materials that may not be considered “textiles”. You will build upon skills learnt at GCSE Textiles. You
will work in sketchbooks to develop and experiment with ideas and will be encouraged to make these
personal and reflective of your own style. You will develop your knowledge of textile artist/designers
throughout your course and will use this knowledge to inform and inspire your own work. Work produced
could include: fashion, costume or accessory design, art textiles, three dimensional textiles, sculpture,
interior design and fashion illustration. The course will enable you to work to your strengths and interests
within fashion and textiles.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
We would expect you to achieve a grade 6 or above in GCSE Art and Design or GCSE Textiles
dependant on which route you choose. You must have an APS of 4.5 or above.
