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About the course:
About the course:
Exam Board: WJEC Eduqas
Subject contact: Paul Thomas
This course provides opportunities for learners to follow a course that allows its learners to be creative, innovative and solve problems that they have realised themselves and use the iterative design process in making real products that solve real problems identified by the individual.
The specification will enable learners to:
Be open to taking design risks, showing innovation and enterprise whilst considering their role as responsible designers and citizens
Develop intellectual curiosity about the design and manufacture of products and systems, and their impact on daily life and the wider world
Work collaboratively to develop and refine their ideas, responding to feedback from users, peers and expert practitioners
Develop the capacity to think creatively, innovatively and critically through focused research and the exploration of design opportunities arising from the needs, wants and values of users and client
Develop knowledge and experience of real world contexts for design and technological activity
Develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of materials, components and processes associated with the creation of products that can be tested and evaluated in use
Be able to make informed design decisions through an in-depth understanding of the management and development of taking a design through to a prototype/product
Have a critical understanding of the wider influences on design and technology, including cultural, economic, environmental, historical and social factors
Units of study:
Units of study:
Component 1
Component 1
The course is made up of two components:
Component 1 - Exam on chosen endorsed area: Fashion and Textiles
Written paper - 3 hours - 100 marks
50% of qualification
A mix of short answer structured questions and extended writing questions
Questions can come from any part of the
specification - core or in-depth knowledge and
understanding, core or in-depth design and make project
Component 2
Component 2
Component 2 - Design and make project Non-exam assessment (NEA)
80 hours 100 marks
50% of qualification
The design work should start with the learner's own challenge
It is recommended that the work is done both in school and at home, under the supervision/ guidance of the teacher
Design sketchbooks plus a design portfolio
In the context of this component, ‘prototype’ is used to describe all working solutions including products, models and systems.
"The best part is definitely the freedom to be truly experimental in the early stages. My sketchbook isn't just a record; it's a creative playground where I mash up ideas from an artist I admire with a current social issue’’
"I love the challenge of turning a crazy concept into something functional. My creativity isn't just in the drawing; it's in the pattern drafting and construction problem-solving.’’
"I love the freedom of the Personal Investigation. I get to choose a designer or a concept I'm passionate about, like sustainable textile development, and then spend months exploring it. It's not just sewing; it's dyeing, printing, and digital embroidery, pushing those techniques to create a final, wearable piece."
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