Design and technology are key ingredients in understanding how the world around us works and functions. Everything we touch, use and interact with daily, started as a raw material, and needed to be designed, shaped and manufactured into something tangible for us to use. Design and technology prepare you practically for a career in design or engineering, and give you opportunities to translate your knowledge from other subjects such as chemistry, maths and physics into real-world objects and artefacts. It provides essential skills for many engineering courses and will give you the knowledge and expertise that will set you apart from some of your peers. You will start university with an innate understanding and experience of how to manufacture products from the ground up, and how to use tools and machinery to bring your ideas to life.
Grade 5 in a design-related subject at GCSE
Paper 1 Written exam-30% Technical principles through a mixture of short answers and extended responses. Paper 2 Written exam-20% Designing and making principles. Section A Product analysis: 30 marks - up to 6 short answer questions based on visual stimulus of product(s). Section B Commercial manufacture: 50 marks - a mixture of short and extended response questions. Non-exam assessment Practical design and making project-50% Practical application of technical principles, designing and making principles. Written or digital design portfolio and photographic evidence of the final prototype.
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | Leeds |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £11,214 - £12,240 |
| Address | Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 8GS |
Design and technology are key ingredients in understanding how the world around us works and functions. Everything we touch, use and interact with daily, started as a raw material, and needed to be designed, shaped and manufactured into something tangible for us to use. Design and technology prepare you practically for a career in design or engineering, and give you opportunities to translate your knowledge from other subjects such as chemistry, maths and physics into real-world objects and artefacts. It provides essential skills for many engineering courses and will give you the knowledge and expertise that will set you apart from some of your peers. You will start university with an innate understanding and experience of how to manufacture products from the ground up, and how to use tools and machinery to bring your ideas to life.
Grade 5 in a design-related subject at GCSE
Paper 1 Written exam-30% Technical principles through a mixture of short answers and extended responses. Paper 2 Written exam-20% Designing and making principles. Section A Product analysis: 30 marks - up to 6 short answer questions based on visual stimulus of product(s). Section B Commercial manufacture: 50 marks - a mixture of short and extended response questions. Non-exam assessment Practical design and making project-50% Practical application of technical principles, designing and making principles. Written or digital design portfolio and photographic evidence of the final prototype.