This course has been designed to encourage candidates to take a broad view of design and technology. It develops individual capacity to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relationships between design, materials, manufacture and marketing. A Level of product design is aimed at those interested in the way designers and architects identify potential gaps in the market to successfully research, design and develop innovative prototype proposals that challenge preconceptions. What skills do I have that will make the course suitable for me? • Creativity • Ability to communicate ideas clearly through sketching or 3D CAD software • Appreciation of the need to develop a detailed understanding of materials and complex manufacturing methods delivered through weekly theory lessons. • Keen interest in the analysis of new or innovative products, technologies and materials. A Level Design and Technology: Product Design requires students to engage in both practical and theoretical study. This specification requires students to cover design and technology skills and knowledge as set out below. These have been separated into: • Technical principles • Designing and making principles Students should develop the ability to draw on and apply a range of skills and knowledge from other subject areas to inform their decisions in design and the application or development of technology. Students must also demonstrate maths and science skills such as ratios, volumes, trigonometry and statistics. The ability to apply these skills to solve practical design\ problems will be assessed in both coursework submissions and the final examinations.
We expect pupils entering Sixth Form to have secured 45 points from their best 8 GCSE grades (grades of 3 or below may not be included). Students new to Dame Allan’s will also be invited to interview. Due to the increased level of demand and the necessity for candidates to plan and complete a detailed and independent investigation developed over the two years, candidates should have obtained a minimum grade of 6 in GCSE design and technology to opt for this course. The ability to communicate through drawing and detailed self-assessment of candidates’ design work features strongly, therefore we consider these skills an important asset.
A01: Identify, investigate and outline design possibilities to address needs and wants. A02: Design and make prototypes that are fit for purpose. A03: Analyse and evaluate design decisions and outcomes, including prototypes made by themselves and others. Awareness of wider issues in design and technology is also addressed. A04: Demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of: - Technical principles - Designing and making principles.
About Education Provider
| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £15,999 |
| Address | Fowberry Crescent, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YJ |
This course has been designed to encourage candidates to take a broad view of design and technology. It develops individual capacity to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relationships between design, materials, manufacture and marketing. A Level of product design is aimed at those interested in the way designers and architects identify potential gaps in the market to successfully research, design and develop innovative prototype proposals that challenge preconceptions. What skills do I have that will make the course suitable for me? • Creativity • Ability to communicate ideas clearly through sketching or 3D CAD software • Appreciation of the need to develop a detailed understanding of materials and complex manufacturing methods delivered through weekly theory lessons. • Keen interest in the analysis of new or innovative products, technologies and materials. A Level Design and Technology: Product Design requires students to engage in both practical and theoretical study. This specification requires students to cover design and technology skills and knowledge as set out below. These have been separated into: • Technical principles • Designing and making principles Students should develop the ability to draw on and apply a range of skills and knowledge from other subject areas to inform their decisions in design and the application or development of technology. Students must also demonstrate maths and science skills such as ratios, volumes, trigonometry and statistics. The ability to apply these skills to solve practical design\ problems will be assessed in both coursework submissions and the final examinations.
We expect pupils entering Sixth Form to have secured 45 points from their best 8 GCSE grades (grades of 3 or below may not be included). Students new to Dame Allan’s will also be invited to interview. Due to the increased level of demand and the necessity for candidates to plan and complete a detailed and independent investigation developed over the two years, candidates should have obtained a minimum grade of 6 in GCSE design and technology to opt for this course. The ability to communicate through drawing and detailed self-assessment of candidates’ design work features strongly, therefore we consider these skills an important asset.
A01: Identify, investigate and outline design possibilities to address needs and wants. A02: Design and make prototypes that are fit for purpose. A03: Analyse and evaluate design decisions and outcomes, including prototypes made by themselves and others. Awareness of wider issues in design and technology is also addressed. A04: Demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of: - Technical principles - Designing and making principles.