The Design and Technology Product Design A-Level course has been devised after consultation between the exam boards, James Dyson, the Design & Technology Teachers’ Association and the Engineering Council to equip young designers and engineers of the future with the skills they will need for an ever-increasing technical workplace. The Product Design course achieves these aims through a two-year linear course that develops an individual’s core technological knowledge and their practical creativity, innovative flair, and capability.
Academic assessment will be based on GCSE predictions and results. Pupils wishing to enter the 6th Form to study A-levels or BTECs should have a minimum of 7 GCSEs, including English and Mathematics, at levels 5 or above and at least three, usually in the subjects to be studied, at level 6 or above. Pupils with lower grades may still be offered a place in the 6th Form to study alternatives to A-levels dependent upon individual areas of expertise and aptitude.
Pupils are assessed based on their practical coursework and via an exam at the end of the two-year course, each of the two elements counting 50% towards the final A-level grade.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £11,097 - £15,999 |
| Address | Wisbech Grammar School, Chapel Road, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1RH |
The Design and Technology Product Design A-Level course has been devised after consultation between the exam boards, James Dyson, the Design & Technology Teachers’ Association and the Engineering Council to equip young designers and engineers of the future with the skills they will need for an ever-increasing technical workplace. The Product Design course achieves these aims through a two-year linear course that develops an individual’s core technological knowledge and their practical creativity, innovative flair, and capability.
Academic assessment will be based on GCSE predictions and results. Pupils wishing to enter the 6th Form to study A-levels or BTECs should have a minimum of 7 GCSEs, including English and Mathematics, at levels 5 or above and at least three, usually in the subjects to be studied, at level 6 or above. Pupils with lower grades may still be offered a place in the 6th Form to study alternatives to A-levels dependent upon individual areas of expertise and aptitude.
Pupils are assessed based on their practical coursework and via an exam at the end of the two-year course, each of the two elements counting 50% towards the final A-level grade.