Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

The D&T department at King’s Gloucester has a long-standing and verifiable history of success at A Level. Dedicated facilities and highly skilled teachers with a deep- rooted passion for the subject ensure our students are taught in a productive, pleasant, and well-equipped learning environment. The success and popularity of the subject has led to improved and extended facilities and resources, and students benefit from extensive CAD/ CAM facilities to help them realise their final designs and ideas. Pupils also benefit from emerging links to external design companies. As a department, we set and maintain high standards, supporting pupils in aiming for the very best grades, and consequently, our results at A Level have been outstanding. What will I study during the course? AQA Design and Technology: Product Design engages students in both practical and theoretical study. The specification requires students to cover Design and Technology skills as set out below. • Core technical principles • Core designing and making principles • Additional specialist knowledge • Students must also demonstrate Maths and Science skills applied in the context of design and technology