Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Paper 1: 30% A-level A two-hour written examination, assessing core technical principles, designing and making principles. The paper will be a mixture of short answer questions, multiple choice and extended responses. Paper 2: 20% A-level A two-hour written examination, assessing specialist knowledge, technical and designing principles. Split into two sections, with short answer questions and extended responses on product analysis and commercial manufacture. Practical Assessment: 50% A-level A substantial design and create task, taking approximately 45 hours in total. This will assess the application of technical, designing and manufacturing principles. Pupils will submit a digital design portfolio and photographic evidence of prototypes constructed in design, development and the final prototype.