Art and Design: Textiles Design

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM HILLVIEW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024 APPLICATIONS*

Applications Open: 1 November 2023

Applications Close: 5 January 2024

Entry Requirements: Minimum entry requirements are 5 GCSE's at Grade 4 or above, which MUST include English Language and Mathematics, plus any additional individual subject requirements.

How to Apply: Applications are only accepted via KentChoices.

A Level Art and Design: Textiles aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to successfully progess onto higher or further education courses in Fashion and Textiles or other Art disciplines.

The course requires students to make in-depth personal and imaginative responses to a given theme. Students use research and problem-solving to independently develop ideas. Analysis of visual imagery helps students to interpret visual language and use it to communicate complex and personal concepts.

This course consists of two components:

• Component 1 which makes up 60% of the mark is in two parts: Practical work and Personal study.

• Component 2 is the externally set assignment, which makes up 40% of the mark.

For both components, sketchbook work needs to be informed, purposeful and extensive. Students must carry out focused independent research, from primary source investigation, exploration and experimentation, before developing their final outcomes.

Independent work is demanding and students must be prepared to be hard-working and innovative risk takers.

General entry requirements to study three Level 3 qualifications for Hillview Sixth Form are Grade 4 in both English Language and Maths together with 3 other GCSE grades at Grade 4 or above.

SUBJECT SPECIFIC ENTRANCE CRITERIA

Grade 5 or above in a creative Art & Design subject plus a grade 4 or above in English Language and Maths. APS of 4.5.

This course can lead onto a wide range of Art and Design degree courses at university. In the past our students have gone on to study courses in Fashion: Design, Buying and Management, Styling, Tailoring, Communication and Textile: Design, Print, Surface Design, as well as Make-up Design, Costume Design, History of Fashion and many more.