Design and Technology

Design and Technology                                   

Curriculum Leader Creative Arts & STEAM: Mr Samuel Hawkins 

Examination board - AQA

Course Content

GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology

First assessment is in May/June 2019

Students are required to demonstrate a theoretical understanding of these topics within the examination. In addition, they are required to show practical understanding of their knowledge by completing a project where they must apply all their skills and understanding to complete a given design task (these tasks are set by the examination board).

Assessment Structure

 Component 1

Written examination:

Paper will include questions that target mathematics, graphical calculations, and   extended open-response questions

• Section A (core content): Industry/ Enterprise/ Sustainability/ Smart materials/ Environment/ Systems and technology/ Electronic systems

•  Section B (choice material): Metals/ Papers and boards/ Polymers/ Systems/ Textiles/ Timbers)

 1 hour and 45 minutes

50% of the qualification

Component 2

Non-examined assessment

Released 1st June in the year before certification 

(Internally assessed and externally moderated)

Students undertake a project based on a contextual challenge released by Edexcel a year before certification.

Skills assessed:

• Investigating market needs and product specifications (16 marks)

• Designing, reviewing, developing ideas (42 marks)

• Making covering manufacturing and quality/ accuracy (36 marks)

• Evaluating and Testing (6 marks)

No proposed

allocated time.

50% of the qualification

Careers

 This course can lead to further studies in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Product Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design and Automotive Design.