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The Technology Programme: Design for life
 
The Super Modern Wardrobe
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The Super Modern Wardrobe

Curriculum Relevance

 

Subject (main) - Design and Technology - Textiles Technology
Subjects (related) - Design and Technology - Product Design, Electronic Products, PSE
Key Stage - Key Stage 4 and AS
Age range - 14-17
Year groups - Y10, Y11, Y12
Examination syllabi - All GCSE Design and Technology Textile Technology courses

The programme specifically references the following aspects of GCSE Textile Technology, full and short course requirements in respect of:
Designing skills

  • to consider the conflicting demands which moral, cultural, economic, environmental, historical and social issues can make in the planning and designing of products
  • to consider the health and safety of users
    Fibres and fabrics
  • an awareness of laminated and micro-encapsulated 'smart' fabrics
  • an awareness of technological advances in textile materials and their use
    Product analysis
  • an understanding of the importance of image, lifestyle, coordination, ambience and harmony in past and present textile designs
    Systems and control
  • the design, use and construction of systems and sub-systems