Design and Technology (Textiles Technology)

Course summary

A Level Fashion and Textiles is an interesting and exciting subject that allows the student to build upon the skills learned at GCSE, developing theoretical and practical knowledge of the fashion industry in the 21st Century. There is a balance between the practical assignments and the theoretical content. The Fashion and Textiles theory has been updated and is taught wherever possible through practical application. Design and Technology Fashion and Textiles A Level is an inspiring, rigorous, and practical subject. The qualification enables students to identify market needs for new products for the fashion, clothing, and textiles industries, to initiate and develop design solutions, and to make and test prototypes and products. Students are encouraged to use creativity and imagination to develop and modify designs and make products that solve real and relevant problems. Students are encouraged to integrate and apply their understanding and knowledge from other subject areas studied during Key Stage 4, with a particular focus on science and mathematics. Technical knowledge and understanding. The characteristics and working properties of materials relevant to fashion design; fabric, component, and product construction methods and manufacture; the applications of smart materials, e-textiles, and technical textiles; digital design and manufacture; how skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including mathematics and science, inform decisions in design and the application or development of technology; the role of marketing, enterprise, innovation and collaboration in the development of products. Designing and making principles. Industrial and commercial practice including manufacturing processes, the use of ICT, pattern cutting, product manufacture and repair, production scales and quality control about textiles and the fashion industry; pattern drafting, toiles, and testing systems; product analysis and evaluation of prototypes and products; the environmental factors affecting the fashion and textile industry. Fashion Design; Fashion Engineering; Textile Design; Fashion Journalism; Retail Management; Textiles Technologist; Pattern Cutter; Costume Design; Garment Technologist; Marketing; Quality Control; Interior Design; Fashion Forecasting; Fashion Buyer; Fashion Consultant. Be part of the globally influential fashion industry worth £26 billion to the UK economy.