Art & Design - Textiles
at Stroud High School, Stroud · school or sixth form
What the college says
This is an exciting and vibrant course delivered through the investigation of the work of Artists and Designers and developed through experimentation of a wide range of media and skills. The Art & Design Textiles course allows you to demonstrate high levels of innovation and creativity. You will learn a wide range of Textile skills refining your understanding of surface pattern and design. You will learn to appreciate the relationship of form and function and working to the constraints of a brief. There are a huge variety of careers that can follow a textile-based degree, as we live in a world surrounded and encased with textiles, from fashion textiles, to interior textiles to automotive and performance textiles; jobs include, design, buying, textile design assistant, studio assistant, product assistant, fashion adviser, design consultant, merchandiser, print maker and textile technologist.
What you need to get on
Grade 6 or above at GCSE level in any Design Technology or Art & Design subject.
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
Stroud High School
Beards Lane, Stroud, GL5 4HF
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Stroud
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