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KS 3 - TEXTILES



The Textiles course at Key Stage 3 gives students opportunities to:

  • Communicate design proposals
  • Select and use tools, equipment and processes, including CAD/CAM to shape and form materials safely and accurately and finish them appropriately
  • Explore the properties of a range of contrasting materials from a range of fabrics
  • Analyse products and judge the quality of other people's products

Students complete one project in Year 7 and one in Year 8 that incorporate Textiles Technology:

  • Hand Puppet (Year 7)
  • Fabric pencil case (Year 8)

Students are set the task of designing and making, make choices about a product or aspects of its design. They observe, explore and experience a range of materials and tools.

Students can:

  • practice a range of cutting, joining, shaping and forming processes
  • practice a variety of decorative techniques
  • use natural and manmade fabrics
  • investigate processes which include embroidery, batik and dye sublimation
  • practice hand stitching and machining techniques
  • test and evaluate their product

Pupils work on a DMA (Design and Make Assignment), bringing together what they have learned to make a product which is fit for the purpose.

Course Books and Equipment

  • A4 sketchbook, A3 Folder, planner, coloured pencils, drawing pencils, pens, eraser, metric ruler, calculator

Events and Visits


Key Dates

  • Students are given assignment deadline dates at the start of each assignment