Dear Students, Parents and Guardians
Welcome to AS Textiles at St Brendan’s Sixth Form College. I would like to take this opportunity to give you some information about the course.
Fees and costs
You will need to purchase both equipment and materials in order to study on this course. You can order a studio kit from Abacus at £50.40 it will contain all of the listed items. Login to their website via a Google search abacusresources.co.uk using and password STB015 then click homepage,
click student art packs, click - St Brendan’s, click - AS Art Packs, click AS Textiles and purchase giving your home address for delivery or you can buy these items from a haberdashery shop, however we strongly recommend you use Abacus to ensure quality and value for money. Abacus welcome orders and questions by phone – 01524 730 240 and are open Mon – Fri between 8:00 and 4:30.
FABRIC SHEARS - 25cm
EMBROIDERY SCISSORS - 10CM
SEWING NEEDLE SET OF 12 ASSORTED
DRESSMAKERS PINS
SEAM RIPPER
EMBROIDERY HOOP - 10"
DOUBLE SIDED TAPE - 25MM
ZIP MESH BAG - A4
HARDBACK SPIRAL SKETCHBOOK - A4
MASKING TAPE - 25mm
THREADS X 12 COLOURS
EMBROIDERY THREAD PACK OF 25
RETRACTABLE CRAFT KNIFE AND REPLACEMENT BLADES
GLUE STICK - 40G
METAL SAFETY RULE - 12"
WATERCOLOUR SET - 4 TIER
LINO HANDLE & 5 CUTTERS
LINO ROLLER 102mm
We also ask students to make a contribution of £30 towards material costs at the beginning of term. This allows us to buy a range of fabrics, threads, dyes and inks that students can then have free access to during the year. This payment should be made at the finance office by Friday 19th September.
Financial help for Creative Arts Kits, for new and returning students, may be available through the College’s Bursary Fund. Julie Shephard, Bursary Manager, can be contacted on the main college number and will also be in college throughout the Summer break if you would like to find out if you are eligible for an award.
Trips
We run a number of trips throughout the year to support student’s coursework. The trips are compulsory and we appreciate prompt payment and return of information slips for these events.
We have organised the following trips this year;
· London trip to the ‘Fashion & Textile Museum’ ‘Liberty in Fashion approx cost £25 Oct 2015
· Birmingham Clothes show live TBC approx. £30 Dec 2015 2015
Homework and Deadlines
Homework will be set on a regular basis and students will be asked to submit work at the end of every project. We expect students to spend up to four and half hours of independent study for this subject every week and students who do not submit work of an acceptable standard and on time may be asked to leave the course.
Please check back of sketch books to see the work set, it is also published on moodle (the college’s Virtual Learning Environment ) . You should witness progress in the sketchbook every week and are asked to initial that you have seen this. Your support in ensuring work is undertaken at home is greatly appreciated.
There are two major coursework deadlines this year, they are:
Coursework portfolio – Thursday 5th February 2015
Controlled Assignment exam sessions - April 2015 (Dates to be confirmed)
We appreciate parental support in helping students to meet deadlines throughout the year.
Yours sincerely
Joanna Woodbridge and Jennifer Hamblin