Design and Technology (Engineering)

Course summary

DET is concerned with designing and engineering products to improve the quality of people’s lives. The subject nurtures pupils towards being creative problem solvers within state of the art facilities. Pupils may opt for either of two different courses, both of which offer the opportunity to explore a wide variety of media, equipment and designing strategies. The qualification will excite and engage learners with contemporary topics covering the breadth of this dynamic and evolving subject. It will create empathetic learners who have the ability to confidently critique products, situations and society in every walk of their lives now and in the future. Design Engineering focuses on engineered and electronic products and systems; the analysis of these in respect of function, operation, components and materials, to understand their application and uses in products/systems that have commercial viability.