Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Paper 1 assesses technical principles • Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • 120 marks, 30% of A Level • A mixture of short answer and extended response questions Paper 2 assesses the designing and making principles • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • 80 marks, 20% of A Level • A mixture of short answer and extended response questions Non-exam assessment (NEA) assesses the practical • Application of technical principles, designing and making principles • Substantial design and make project no set context. • 100 marks, 50% of A Level