A Level Textiles - Art, Fashion, Design
at Riverside College Halton, Widnes · college
What the college says
Aimed at School Leavers. The A Level Textiles course is designed to help students develop visual communication through conceptual and practical skills with traditional and digital technologies. The course allows students the opportunity to develop intellectual, imaginative and creative thinking whilst gaining knowledge of processes, techniques and construction methods within past and contemporary textile industries.
What you need to get on
To study an A Level programme you will need to achieve a minimum of three grade 5s and two grade 4s at GCSE including English Language and Maths at grade 5. Each individual subject carries its own entry criteria and some subjects do require higher grades than this. For individual subject entry requirements and course details, please go to our website and look at the course information section or click on the website link below.
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Cronton Sixth Form College
CRONTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE Cronton Lane, WIDNES, WA8 5WA
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · WIDNES
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