Textiles
Design and Technology is about making things that people want and that work well. Creating these things is hugely exciting: it is an inventive fun activity.
- James Dyson, Chairman, Dyson Ltd.
‘Tell me and I forget – show
me and I may remember – let me do it and I learn.’
Learning through making works!
- Prue Leith
Programmes of Study & Aim
At Dove House Design and Technology - Textiles is taught within the framework of the National Curriculum.
Through an exciting range of products such as cushions, draw -string bags and hats pupils learn to:
• Develop and plan products, communicating their ideas through
drawings, mood-boards, talk, notes and ICT
• Work with modern machines, tools and materials to produce
quality products.
• Evaluate and test both their own products and those available
to be bought as well as evaluating their work as they go along.
• Develop an understanding of fabrics, fibres, materials and
components.
• Develop an understanding of systems and control ( for example
all products have to be made from materials using processes )
The main aim is that through varying degrees of support and differentiation, pupils can all have fun while they learn and produce products they are really proud of.
Organisation
Textiles Technology is grouped with Life Skills and Resistant
Materials Technology and pupils will rotate between all three subjects.
Pupils in KS3 and KS4 may do Textiles Technology for 90 minutes
per week for one or two terms a year.
Resources
The textiles technology room is equipped with 6 modern general purpose sewing machines, 2 computerised embroidery machines and two overlockers.
An exciting range of fabrics, threads, fabric paints, fabric crayons and dyes are available although pupils may purchase their own fabrics from shops for particular products if they prefer.
Four computers, a printer and a scanner are also located in the
textiles room to aid presentation of work and help with research.
The computers are also used for CAD (Computer Aided Design) and
CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) including computer transfer of
images onto products.
We are also lucky enough to have an interactive whiteboard.
Accreditation
It is intended that some pupils will have the opportunity to be
entered for accreditation during KS4.
These are likely to include:
• AQA GCSE Entry Level
• AQA GCSE
