Art and Design (Textiles)

Assessment

Achievement relies heavily on your attendance, punctuality and commitment to learning, both independently and within lectures. You will be encouraged to try a broad range of approaches, which you will then refine into ways of working which suit your individual interests, acquiring and developing specialist skills in your chosen discipline. Independent work is fundamental to the course; at least 50% of all work assessed should have happened outside the classroom. Homework is set weekly. Initially it is set by lecturers and will be tightly specified and closely linked to class workshops; it will be monitored regularly. As the course develops you will be required to set your own homework/independent work based on agreed learning needs. Your ongoing work will be assessed in lessons through focused 1:1 discussion. Sketchbook work will be assessed regularly for reflective, thoughtful, analytical critical evaluation and annotation. Emphasis is upon the development towards a final piece, through observation and technical, aesthetic, and conceptual refinement. You will also be assessed against how your research of art, craft, design, media and technologies in contemporary and past societies and cultures improves your own understanding and practice. Discussions and presentations are a vital part of our assessment process and you will be expected to contribute to these during your lessons.