Design and Technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. You will strengthen your critical thinking skills within a creative environment, enabling you to develop and manufacture products that solve real-world problems. You will study a range of different skills both in the design studios and in the workshop through project work and individual skill masterclasses. These range from branding individual products and designing lighting that can be used in a range of areas to manufacturing a product based on its ergonomic properties. You will be encouraged to take design risks, develop your intellectual curiosity and improve your capacity to think creatively. Studying this course will encourage you to work individually and creatively whilst also improving your knowledge in the world of design.
a minimum of five (I)GCSEs at grade 6 / B and 3 at grade 5 / C.
30% Paper 1 – Technical Principles Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes = 30% of the total A Level (120 marks) 20% Paper 2 – Designing and Making Principles Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes = 20% of the total A Level (80 marks) 50% NEA – Practical Application of Technical Principles, Designing and Making Principles Substantial design and make project = 50% of the total A Level (100 marks)
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Staffordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Mount Pleasant, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1DB |
Design and Technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. You will strengthen your critical thinking skills within a creative environment, enabling you to develop and manufacture products that solve real-world problems. You will study a range of different skills both in the design studios and in the workshop through project work and individual skill masterclasses. These range from branding individual products and designing lighting that can be used in a range of areas to manufacturing a product based on its ergonomic properties. You will be encouraged to take design risks, develop your intellectual curiosity and improve your capacity to think creatively. Studying this course will encourage you to work individually and creatively whilst also improving your knowledge in the world of design.
a minimum of five (I)GCSEs at grade 6 / B and 3 at grade 5 / C.
30% Paper 1 – Technical Principles Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes = 30% of the total A Level (120 marks) 20% Paper 2 – Designing and Making Principles Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes = 20% of the total A Level (80 marks) 50% NEA – Practical Application of Technical Principles, Designing and Making Principles Substantial design and make project = 50% of the total A Level (100 marks)