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Textiles GCSE

Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LT

GCSE or Equivalent
Level 2
Arts, Media and Publishing

Available start dates

Available start dates

Wednesday, 01 September 2027
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
1 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours

Application Instructions

Applications Open: - 26th November 2025

Applications Close: - 16th January 2026

Entry Requirements: - Each course has its own entry requirements, please see course descriptions or the prospectus for details.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

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Course Summary

During this one-year GCSE course, you will research to find out about the work of Textile Artists, draw out your ideas and develop these to produce a Textile product either a household item, wall hanging or fashion item. This course will allow you to demonstrate your creativity, knowledge of materials and technical making skills. Drawing activities and annotations about the work are compulsory. Work will need to be well presented in a sketchbook and mounted onto boards which will be annotated to explain your ideas.

Course Details

You will complete two coursework projects and then an exam, which you will have a few weeks to prepare for; researching, generating ideas and producing a final piece within ten hours in the Textile room.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

You will complete two coursework projects and then an exam

Entry requirements

No formal entry qualifications are required for Level 2 courses.

Your next steps...

Everything you wear, have in your house or see and use has been designed by someone. Many of these people have gone through an Art and Design course in Further Education at college or at university. These courses lead to jobs as Fashion designers, Surface Pattern designers, Interior designers, Textile artists or Teachers.


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