Name: Surface Textiles Skills (LUTTERWORTH)
Price: 215 GBP
Availability: InStock

Lutterworth 

Venue: LUTTERWORTH COLLEGE,  Bitteswell RD., Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 4EW
Date:  Saturday 29th MARCH 2025
Time: 9.30 - 15.30
*ALERT: ECT/NQT's, TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & THOSE SELF-FUNDING*
There are discounts for this course if you qualify. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.



An Exciting Practical Face-To-Face Textiles Skills Course, 
for Teachers of GCSE & A Level Textiles, for both Art & Design and D&T.



Review:  ‘Put simply, this is the best course I’ve ever been on.
Excellent pace and delivery with resources sent afterwards as well. We learnt so many techniques and then practised them for ourselves too! We also learnt how our students could develop them further. We did so many samples of each of the techniques with a variety of materials and processes. Viewing exemplar sketchbooks at the end was a great way to conclude the day.
I’ve come home, buzzing with excitement, feeling inspired and well prepared for the next academic year. I would highly recommend! Great course, delivered by a lovely team! Thank you so much!’ Alice Munro – June 24, 2023



This is a totally practical day doing a large variety of Surface Textile Techniques. This course is aimed at Textile and Art teachers who are either new to teaching GCSE/A Level Art & Design or those who want to add to their resources by spending a whole day developing exciting new ideas for surface techniques linked to a large variety of relevant artists and designers. 
Learn and practice new and exciting skills that will enhance your teaching
Develop learning from KS3, creating independent, confident and enthusiastic learners at KS4/5.
Practice and discuss techniques including: Heat press transfer printing, screen printing, mono printing, crashing, shirring, heat shibori, PVA, ruffles, marbling, free hand embroidery, using a heat gun and more.
Mark making for textile design
Computer Aided design.





What to expect on the day:
Learn, practice and create a range of new and exciting techniques related to relevant artists and designers
How to link a variety of techniques to artists through creative practical workshops
Looking at both historical and contemporary textile artists, fine artists and fashion designers
Understand how to develop knowledge of artists from KS3 onwards, creating independent, confident and enthusiastic learners at KS4/5.
Innovative ways in which students can explore, investigate and express ideas through mark making related to their primary sources and relating the right primary source to their artists.
Techniques and processes across all areas of study incl. constructed, printed, digital and fashion.
Links to refined ideas and final outcomes
Looking at easily achievable themes.
We will also look at artists annotation/evaluation
Innovative use of the heat press.
Links to KS4 Art & design Specifications: 
‘Students will be able to contextualise their research and ideas, drawing inspiration from artists and designers. Students will also evaluate the art, craft and design they study, and develop an appreciation of the impact it has on their own work and that of others.’





What you take back to school:
Great, achievable ideas to enhance your teaching
Develop best practices in teaching and learning and be able to use these to create a dynamic course that is fast paced and engaging.
An awareness of available resources to support/expand your existing practice.
Make secure decisions and save time with gained knowledge and experience.
Plan the future with confidence.
Continued professional development.



What is special about the Surface Textile Techniques Course?
The Surface Textile Techniques face-to-face course is an experience that delivers textiles skills, knowledge and understanding. It is a great learning environment which allows you to gain new skills and techniques, showing how these can be incorporated in lesson plans and delivered in a fun, inspiring and engaging way. You can ask questions direct to the course developer/leader, practice skills, create a sketchbook resource for the classroom and network with other teachers.



Course Developer and Leader: NICKY SIMPSON

NICKY SIMPSON 
Your course leader is NICKY SIMPSON, a contemporary textiles artist, who has 12 years teaching experience, heading up Fashion & Textiles at a school in Kent. She has taught Art & Design Textiles at GCSE and A Level, Design and Technology/Textiles at GCSE & A Level and BTEC Level 3 Fashion. 
Her last set of grades were: A Level 100% A-A*; GCSE 70% A-A* (100% A*-B). She had a previous 22-year career as a print designer and colourist, creating print ranges for the international market. For the past 8 years Nicky has been a workshop developer and leader for the online and F2F courses for Textile and Art teachers on behalf of the Textile Skills Centre, including pattern development. Nicky has mentored many graduate trainees, and now mentors many fellow teachers through the TSC mentorship programme.

Moderator’s comments:
“Textile candidates’ personal portfolios were brimming with ideas, experiments and references to textile and fashion designers as well as fine artists. Overall, the submission was exceptional in the engagement and industry and imaginative use of materials.’ 
'In Textiles, the standard of the work was outstanding…The course structure was strong. Finished pieces were often exciting and innovative. The individuality of the candidates was clearly seen in the diversity of colours, styles and techniques carefully annotated in work books and then displayed in the final outcomes.”
“The course gave candidates a very strong framework on which to build a response to the theme. Ideas were developed showing depth and thought so that the work of the highest achieving candidates was original, creative and in-depth.” 


What other teachers have said about Nicky's workshops:
'Having been to one of Nicky's workshops, I used one of her lessons and received an 'Outstanding' observation.'
'Superb day - so inspirational! So much covered and a LOT of new skills learnt. Thanks!!'
'Loads of info which was GREAT. All really useful & relevant. Brilliant starting point for newish Art & Design teacher. Thank you so much.'
'Fabulous presenter. Gave loads + loads of information and ideas. I feel really inspired! Loved the practical samples we did. Would highly recommend!
'A great course with lots of hands-on sampling. Great idea to hold it in a school which is much more realistic than an outside venue, gives ideas on taking creative inspiration back to the classroom'.
'Fantastic day, really useful and applicable to both Art and D&T subjects. Thanks!'



COSTS & BOOKING VIA CADEMY: £ 215 / DAY (+ Cademy fees)
All of the Textile Skills Centre events are ticket only and payable IN ADVANCE. The Textiles Skills Centre uses Cademy to automate the bookings via credit card and cheque/BACS. When you book you will receive by email a booking confirmation only. If you book by selecting 'Pay By Cheque/Invoice' you will receive an automated invoice to pay against. If you need further assistance with payment then please contact us by email or phone.
Further information will be sent to the 'booker' and the 'guest' attendee nearer to the time of the event.
It is VERY important that the person who books the course supplies your full name and PERSONAL EMAIL, so that we are able to send you joining instructions and further details. If we only receive the ‘bookers’ email address, we have found that this delays information getting to you, or information is not passed on. 
If you have any queries, please email us at: info@textileskillscentre.com, and include your phone number and/or email so that we can contact you easily.



*ALERT: ECT/NQT's, TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & THOSE SELF-FUNDING*
There are discounts for this course if you qualify. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.

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We would love to invite you to Art in the Park's ONLINE &lsquo;Amoung the Trees Art Session for Children and Young People&rsquo; for ages 5 and above!
This workshop is inspired by the amazing Amoung the Trees ehibition at the Hayward Gallery which contained artwork about trees by artists all over the world! We will tell stories about these artists that you may not have heard before and invite you to create your own sculptures using cardboard.
YOU WILL NEED
Drawing paper
Something to draw with
Carboard (can be an old cereal box or amazon package: whatever cardboard you can find!)
Scissors
An adult to help you with cutting things out
Colouring in pens if you have them
Glue
Card tube from inside a loo roll
We are going to use the online platform ZOOM. You can use ZOOM via your laptop, PC and MAC or you can download the app for your tablets and smart phones following this link:
https://zoom.us/download
The zoom link will be in the Additional Information of the ticket which will be emailed to you after booking (Check your junk!). If you do not receive this, contact us and we will send you the link.
Click on the link provided to join the meeting and you will be entering a WAITING ROOM. Attendees will be added to the live class at the start of the session.
If you have any problems with using zoom, please email us or dm us on social media and we will happily help however we can.
What people liked about our previous workshops:
"that we did really fun art experiments and i learnt a lot about Frank Bowling&ldquo;
"Great combination of art learning and warm ups and such fun marbling"
&ldquo;It was creative, well paced and opened children to move away from stereotypes. I really enjoyed it and could see children were totally engaged."
"My children are currently homeschooling and I desperately needed a creative outlet for them. This was a great introduction. They enjoyed it and I was really impressed by how well they got on over zoom. Would definitely do it again! Thank you!&rdquo;

We would love to invite you to Art in the Park's ONLINE ‘Amoung the Trees Art Session for Children and Young People’ for ages 5 and above!
This workshop is inspired by the amazing Amoung the Trees ehibition at the Hayward Gallery which contained artwork about trees by artists all over the world! We will tell stories about these artists that you may not have heard before and invite you to create your own sculptures using cardboard.
YOU WILL NEED
Drawing paper
Something to draw with
Carboard (can be an old cereal box or amazon package: whatever cardboard you can find!)
Scissors
An adult to help you with cutting things out
Colouring in pens if you have them
Glue
Card tube from inside a loo roll
We are going to use the online platform ZOOM. You can use ZOOM via your laptop, PC and MAC or you can download the app for your tablets and smart phones following this link:
https://zoom.us/download
The zoom link will be in the Additional Information of the ticket which will be emailed to you after booking (Check your junk!). If you do not receive this, contact us and we will send you the link.
Click on the link provided to join the meeting and you will be entering a WAITING ROOM. Attendees will be added to the live class at the start of the session.
If you have any problems with using zoom, please email us or dm us on social media and we will happily help however we can.
What people liked about our previous workshops:
"that we did really fun art experiments and i learnt a lot about Frank Bowling“
"Great combination of art learning and warm ups and such fun marbling"
“It was creative, well paced and opened children to move away from stereotypes. I really enjoyed it and could see children were totally engaged."
"My children are currently homeschooling and I desperately needed a creative outlet for them. This was a great introduction. They enjoyed it and I was really impressed by how well they got on over zoom. Would definitely do it again! Thank you!”

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We would love to invite you to Art in the Park's ONLINE ‘Amoung the Trees Art Session for Children and Young People’ for ages 5 and above!

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