Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

If you want to demonstrate to universities and future employers that you can perform in a creative problem-solving environment, communicate your ideas, think laterally and use analytical skills AND be part of a cutting-edge subject... why not study Product Design? In Design and Technology, we design, develop and make Top Quality Products, using a full range of materials. Past students commented that having a design portfolio and a product that they were able to speak passionately about was extremely useful when attending University interviews. The A Level Product Design course is a student-focused, interdisciplinary subject with a specification that is both academically and creatively demanding, giving students the freedom to work on their projects, developing a skill set for employment in the 21st century. Through a range of creative and technological activities, Product Design students will learn to apply knowledge and understanding to a given situation and develop their critical and creative thinking, collaborative and communication skills. A Level Product Design is intended to reflect the wide-ranging activities of creative professional designers working in a variety of creative fields. However, many of the skills developed through Product Design provide students with a platform of transferable skills much sought after in many other disciplines and can be utilised to enhance other aspects of a student’s education, work and personal life. These transferable skills include: