Textiles

Knowledge and Wisdom in Art Education

Textiles is a multifarious, multifaceted discipline which synthesises a range of ideas from diverse sources (Artists, Fashion Designers, Philosophers, Sociologists) into postmodern outcomes through the dialectic. It venerates cultures and their traditions via mixed-media processes (printmaking, garment construction techniques and drawing techniques) to assemble cohesive, coherent outcomes. It also enhances student’s general aesthetic appreciation whilst contextualising visual signifiers with their cultural and social mores.

Curriculum and Teaching and Learning Overview

Our Art Textiles curriculum at Manshead has been constructed with projects and pieces of work that build and develop a wide range of different skills in our students. Our aim is to: instil confidence in our students; be able to produce great outcomes; understand the concept of Art textiles and gain a full understanding of the subject criteria.

KS3 Textiles: Packaging Project, Nature Project, Building Project

Drawing / Designing Skills
Hand sewing / Embroidery skills
Sewing Machine skills
Mixed media skills
Refining / Developing skills

KS4 Textiles: Hundertwassser and Gaudi Project

Photography
Observational drawing
Painting
Range of Textile techniques (Couching, Printing, Slashing, Embroidery, Clothing amongst others)
Artists (Gaudi, Hundertwasser)
Trips (Embankment Tate Modern)

Learning beyond the classroom

We offer extensive support within the Art Faculty where students are encouraged to attend lunchtime sessions which run on a daily basis. We also run after school clubs in order to accommodate students that can’t attend at lunchtimes. We take students on research gathering trips to London Embankment as well as the Tate Modern and the National Portrait Gallery.

Parents / carers are encouraged to visit art exhibitions across the country, encourage their children to draw as a form of recreation and watch art based programmes / documentaries to enable a good grasp of Art History which will enable coherent written work and annotation throughout their art education.

Curriculum Overview

Year	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 7	Packaging Project Learning basic skills	Packaging Project Learning basic skills	Packaging Project Developing and Refining Skills	Packaging Project Developing and Refining skills	Packaging Project Creating Final Outcome	Packaging Project Creating Final Outcome
Year 8	Nature Project Learning basic skills	Nature Project Learning basic skills	Nature Project Developing and Refining Skills	Nature Project Developing and Refining Skills	Nature Project Creating Final Outcome	Nature Project Creating Final Outcome
Year 9	Building Project Learning basic skills	Building Project Learning basic skills	Building Project Developing and Refining Skills	Building Project Developing and Refining Skills	Building Project Creating Final Outcome	Building Project Creating Final Outcome
Year 10	Hundertwasser Research and Techniques	Hundertwasser Techniques and Development	Hundertwasser Techniques and Development	London Trip Photos Sketchbook pages	Gaudi Techniques and Development	London and Gaudi combo technique and development
Year 11	Create final Piece	Create final Piece Analyse	Externally Set Exam	Externally Set Exam	Externally Set Exam	Externally Set Exam