Have you ever wondered what designers do? Have you ever wondered how things move or work? Have you ever wondered how you can design products to be good for the environment? Have you ever wondered how a product continues to stay popular in the market place? Product Design is focused towards consumer products and applications; their analysis with respect to material, components, and marketability to understand their selection and uses in an industrial and commercial context of product= development. During the two-year course, you will study a range of materials. You will develop a technical understanding of how products function and how they are made to appropriately support the design and manufacture of your own design solutions. You will learn about wider design principles and the effect of design on users and the world we live in. You will identify market needs and opportunities for new products, initiate and develop design solutions, and make test prototypes/products. You will develop your subject knowledge, including how a product can be developed through the stages of prototyping, realisation and commercial manufacture. You will develop a critical mind through enquiry and problem-solving, exploration, creation and evaluation of iterative designs. We encourage freedom in approaches towards designing and making so as not to limit the possibilities of project work or the materials and processes being used. The course will strengthen your critical thinking and problem-solving skills within a creative environment, enabling you to develop and make prototypes that solve real world problems. You will develop intellectual curiosity about the design and manufacture of products and systems, and their impact on daily life and the wider world. It will help you to be creative in your approach to work and develop your sketching ability and use of digital technologies in designing and creating quality products. You will learn about important issues that affect design in the wider world such as sustainability, globalisation and inclusive design.
To join the Sixth Form we usually require five GCSE passes at Level 4 or above, including Mathematics and English Language.
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | Wakefield |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD |
Have you ever wondered what designers do? Have you ever wondered how things move or work? Have you ever wondered how you can design products to be good for the environment? Have you ever wondered how a product continues to stay popular in the market place? Product Design is focused towards consumer products and applications; their analysis with respect to material, components, and marketability to understand their selection and uses in an industrial and commercial context of product= development. During the two-year course, you will study a range of materials. You will develop a technical understanding of how products function and how they are made to appropriately support the design and manufacture of your own design solutions. You will learn about wider design principles and the effect of design on users and the world we live in. You will identify market needs and opportunities for new products, initiate and develop design solutions, and make test prototypes/products. You will develop your subject knowledge, including how a product can be developed through the stages of prototyping, realisation and commercial manufacture. You will develop a critical mind through enquiry and problem-solving, exploration, creation and evaluation of iterative designs. We encourage freedom in approaches towards designing and making so as not to limit the possibilities of project work or the materials and processes being used. The course will strengthen your critical thinking and problem-solving skills within a creative environment, enabling you to develop and make prototypes that solve real world problems. You will develop intellectual curiosity about the design and manufacture of products and systems, and their impact on daily life and the wider world. It will help you to be creative in your approach to work and develop your sketching ability and use of digital technologies in designing and creating quality products. You will learn about important issues that affect design in the wider world such as sustainability, globalisation and inclusive design.
To join the Sixth Form we usually require five GCSE passes at Level 4 or above, including Mathematics and English Language.