This course is for those students who would like to develop their knowledge and understanding of product design. Students should have studied GCSE Design and Technology and will need to be committed to improving their designing and making capability. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate creativity and innovation, developing their practical skills, theoretical knowledge and skills. During the course, students are encouraged to take design risks, showing innovation and enterprise whilst considering their role as responsible designers and citizens. They will develop intellectual curiosity about the design and manufacture of products and systems, and their impact on daily life and the wider world. Students will work collaboratively to develop and refine their ideas and develop the capacity to think creatively, innovatively and critically through focussed research and exploration of design opportunities arising from the needs, wants and values of users and clients. By the end of the course, students will be able to create and analyse a design concept and use a range of skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including maths and science, to inform decisions in design and the application or development of technology. Students will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of materials, components and processes and learn how to work safely and skilfully to produce high-quality products.
- Prospective students are expected to achieve grade 5 or above in a Design and Technology subject at GCSE; students are also expected to achieve grade 5 or above in Mathematics. - 5 or more GCSE grades 5 - 9 (or equivalent), all of which must be full GCSE courses.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Bracknell Forest |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Ranelagh Drive, Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
This course is for those students who would like to develop their knowledge and understanding of product design. Students should have studied GCSE Design and Technology and will need to be committed to improving their designing and making capability. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate creativity and innovation, developing their practical skills, theoretical knowledge and skills. During the course, students are encouraged to take design risks, showing innovation and enterprise whilst considering their role as responsible designers and citizens. They will develop intellectual curiosity about the design and manufacture of products and systems, and their impact on daily life and the wider world. Students will work collaboratively to develop and refine their ideas and develop the capacity to think creatively, innovatively and critically through focussed research and exploration of design opportunities arising from the needs, wants and values of users and clients. By the end of the course, students will be able to create and analyse a design concept and use a range of skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including maths and science, to inform decisions in design and the application or development of technology. Students will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of materials, components and processes and learn how to work safely and skilfully to produce high-quality products.
- Prospective students are expected to achieve grade 5 or above in a Design and Technology subject at GCSE; students are also expected to achieve grade 5 or above in Mathematics. - 5 or more GCSE grades 5 - 9 (or equivalent), all of which must be full GCSE courses.