Art and Design
James Calvert Spence College - Northumberland
01665710636
Acklington Road, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0NG
Course summary

This BTEC Level 3 Fashion qualification is a two-year course that takes a unit-by-unit approach and uses a combination of assessment styles. This allows you to showcase your skills and apply your knowledge in an appropriate, work-related context. It also provides evidence of what you can do when you apply to enter higher education or employment, possibly in the creative industries. Students have access to a range of materials and processes as well as a printing press, sewing machines, a knitting machine, digital SLR cameras, Photoshop, and a photography studio. Throughout the course, you will be able to experience visits to The Baltic, The Hatton and The Laing Gallery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. There are also visits to suitable locations for students to complete workshops and research their chosen theme. What will I learn? Learners develop Fashion and textile projects and gain an understanding of the creative process. They study visual recording and communication, as well as critical analysis and production skills to produce fashion and textile outcomes The units we complete here at JCSC are: Unit 1: Visual Recording & Communication (mandatory/externally assessed) Unit 2: Critical & Contextual Studies in Art & Design (mandatory/externally assessed) Unit 3: The Creative Process (mandatory) Unit 14: Textiles Materials, Techniques & Processes (optional) or Unit 15: Fashion Materials, Techniques & Processes (optional)

Entry requirements

At least five GCSE passes or equivalent in five different subjects. At least a Pass in BTEC Art or a grade 5 in GCSE Art/Graphic or a proven keen interest in Fashion.

How you'll be assessed

The course i made up of four units, of which three are mandatory and two are external. Mandatory content (83%). External Assessment (58%).

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressAcklington Road, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0NG