Textiles
Design & Technology
KS3
Curriculum Details
Year 7
Content
Homework
Parent / Carer Support
Basic skills project
Use of textiles in our everyday lives.
Basic sewing equipment.
Using an iron and threading the sewing machine.
Basic fabric decoration skills.
- Textile house.Labelling a sewing machine. Safety.Ironing sheet.Fibres/fabrics.
- Help with research and selecting appropriate facts from the internet.
Allowing pupils to use an iron at home.
Drawstring bag (assessed piece)
Designing and making a drawstring bag using a design brief, producing a specification and evaluating the final product. 30 minute written exam.
- Help with revision for exam
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Study Guides, Resources & Extra Support
- Google and Wikipedia can be useful for researching existing products, prices and materials.Old Argos/Next catalogue or similar. Shops/Internet.
- If available, students would benefit from practising on a sewing machine at home. Providing craft kits or activities which help with cutting and fine motor skills. Practise threading needles.
Year 8
Content
Homework
Parent / Carer Support
Hat
Project
Thread sewing machine competently.Change sewing machine settings.Cutting fabric.Sewing curves. Decorating fabric. Product analysis.Fabric testing. Designing and making a hat using a design brief, producing a specification.30 minute written exam.
- Interview clients.Hat mood board and research.Recycling plastic bottles.Hat costing sheet.Revision for exam and spelling tests.
- Providing catalogues that can be cut up.
Help with research and revision for tests and exam.
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Study Guides, Resources & Extra Support
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Year 9
Content
Homework
Parent / Carer Support
Dress a child around
the world
Knitted and woven fabric.Decorative technique workshop.Designing and making a pair of shorts or sun dress using a design brief, producing a specification and evaluating the final product. 30 minute written exam.
- Knitted and woven fabric. Spellings. Mood board on the theme Africa.Fair Trade Cotton.Pattern Markings. 6 Rs. Keyword definitions. Revision for exam.
- Old Next type catalogue for pictures.
Help learn spellings.
Revision for exam.
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Study Guides, Resources & Extra Support
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