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Design and Technology Textiles Technology 4570
Unit 1 Comprises of a 2 hour written paper. 40% of the final grade. Don't panic, a large part of the paper is the design section based on a theme set by the exam board, you will have lesson time to carefully prepare your ideas before hand. The theme this year was to design an educational textile product based on the theme of world wide travel. In the past is has been to design a textile product inspired by the rain forest. The exam board (AQA) very supportive throughout the paper and will give you a clear outline of how many marks each question is worth and sometimes a checklist of what to include. There is one paper for all students. Unit 2 Controlled Assessment task. Approximately 45 hours. 60% The design and make task, comprising of an original textile product and supporting portfolio. The activity is based on a broad range of themes set by the exam board. Traditionally year 10 students select their design task and context in week 35 just before work experience week. This allows for the research section to be completed before the summer holidays. |