EPA prep

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HairdressingFurther Education (Key Stage 5)

This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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EPA prep

Slide 1 - Slide

Do you feel ready and prepared for EPA?
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Slide 2 - Poll

What you need to cover
  • A restyle- this needs to be a change of length and style
  • Weaved foils- Minimum of a t section
  • Any other colour service- This can be a toner after the highlights 
  • A curly blowdry with a dry set
  • Hair up- Minimum 80% of the hair to be up  

Slide 3 - Slide

How will you cover this?
Client 1:

Restyle and blowdry with a round brush
Client 2:
T section highlights
Toner (only if you use a lightener in your foils!!)
Curly blowdry inc dry set (pin curls)
Hair up.



Slide 4 - Slide

What else do you think you need to do during your EPA?

Slide 5 - Mind map

You need to show
  • A clear plan for the day - Including timings
  • Good reliable models
  • You have carried out all tests
  • You are following dress code
  • You are following Health and Safety 

Slide 6 - Slide

Consultation
You must complete a full consultation with both your clients which should include:
  • Questioning and observation
  • Hair test and results
  • Hair classification and characteristics 
  • Hair growth patterns 
  • Client lifestyle

Slide 7 - Slide

When would you carry out an elasticity test?
A
Before the service
B
During the service
C
After the service

Slide 8 - Quiz

Explain how you would carry out an elasticity and porosity test and why.

Slide 9 - Open question

Why would you carry out an incompatibility test
A
To see if the hair is suitable to be cut
B
To check for metallic salts on the hair
C
To see if the hair is damaged

Slide 10 - Quiz

Shampoo and condition
You must show you have:
  • Adapted your shampooing techniques
  • Used shampooing and conditioning massage techniques
Effleurage
Rotary
Friction
Petrissage
You should be able to describe all of these techniques

Slide 11 - Slide

Cutting
You must use a MINIMUM of 3 techniques:
  • Clubcutting
  • Freehand
  • Scissor over comb
  • Texturising
  • Precision cutting
  • Fringe cutting
  • Clipper work
You must also give advice and recommendations

Slide 12 - Slide

Styling
You must use a MINIMUM of 4 techniques:
  • Blowdrying with a round brush
  • Blowdrying with a paddle brush
  • Setting
  • Finger drying
  • Plaiting / braiding / knotting / twisting
  • Dressing hair
  • Added hair
Styling:
Use a minimum of 2 products:
  • Heat protector
  • Sprays
  • Mousse
  • Creams
  • Gels
  • Serums
  • Setting lotions
  • Wax

Use a minimum of 1 setting technique:
  • Rollering
  • Wrap setting
  • Pin curling to give volume
  • Pin curling to give flat movement
Take into account ALL the factors:
  • Hair classifications / Characteristics
  • Test results
  • Clients hair length
  • Added hair
  • Finished look
  • Head and face shape
  • The occasion for which the style is required
Use a minimum of 3 dressing techniques:
  • Curls 
  • Rolls
  • Smoothing
  • Backcombing
  • Back brushing 
  • Twists
  • Plaits
  • Braids
Styled above AND below shoulders
Give advice and recommendations

Slide 13 - Slide

Colouring
Use a minimum of 2 products:
  • Semi-permanent
  • Quasi-permanent
  • Permanent
  • Lighteners
  • Toners
Carried out ALL the tests:
  • Skin test
  • Incompatibility
  • Porosity
  • Elasticity
  • Colour development
Taken into account all the factors:
  • Hair classifications
  • Hair characteristics
  • Temperature
  • Existing hair colour
  • Percentage of white hair
  • Tests results
  • Strength of peroxide
  • Hair length
  • Skin tone
  • Time intervals for last perm or colour
  • Recent removal of hair extensions


Give advice and recommendations.

Slide 14 - Slide

Grading
You will be graded on all the elements individually to give you an over all grade of either a Fail, Pass or Distinction!

If you do not follow health and safety, you will fail!

Slide 15 - Slide

What Health and safety must you follow? Can you list some H&S acts?

Slide 16 - Mind map

Health and Safety
  • PPE - Gloves/ apron / client protection
  • COSHH - If you are bringing your own colour, you need to bring the COSHH data sheets
  • PAC Testing - If you are bringing your own electrical tools, you must have them PAC tested with us
  • SWEEPING BEFORE YOU BLOWDRY
  • WASHING COLOUR BOWLS
     

Slide 17 - Slide

EPA plan
You need to produce an EPA plan which includes the timing of the day and what criteria you will be covering. 

You tutor will send you an example that you will need to follow to create your EPA plan.

Slide 18 - Slide

Be prepared!
  • Just remember - EPA is your last assessment!
  • They are not looking to fail you! 
  • You will need to show you have the knowledge to go along with the skill in order to pass and achieve a higher grade!
  • Keep calm and don't worry if things don't go as planned! 

Slide 19 - Slide

Is there anything you are still unsure about? What do you need to do now?

Slide 20 - Open question

How confident do you feel now?
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Slide 21 - Poll