Entry requirements: Minimum entry requirements and a minimum of GCSE grade 6 Product Design Aims and Objectives: • Students design, make and apply technical and practical expertise, showing innovation and enterprise whilst considering their role as responsible designers and citizens. • Develop intellectual curiosity about the design and manufacture of products and systems, and their impact on daily life and the wider world. • Students work collaboratively to develop and refine their ideas, responding to feedback. • Will gain an insight into the creative, engineering and/or manufacturing industries and develop the capacity to think creatively, innovatively and critically through focused research and the exploration of design opportunities arising from the needs, wants and values of users and clients. • Students will develop knowledge and experience of real-world contexts for design and technological activity, an in-depth knowledge and understanding of materials, components and processes associated with the creation of products that can be tested and evaluated in use. • Enable them to make informed design decisions through an in-depth understanding of the management and development of taking a design through to a prototype/product. • Will be required to develop a range of skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including mathematics and science, to inform decisions in design and the application or development of technology. • Be able to work safely and skilfully to produce high-quality prototypes, have a critical understanding of the wider influences on design and technology, including cultural, economic, environmental, historical and social factors. Course content: • Design and innovation • Materials and components • Processes • Industrial and commercial practice • Product analysis and systems • Human responsibility • Public interaction – marketing and research Year 12 In year 12, the students prepare and understand the process for year 13. There is a practice examination at the end of the year. Included in the year they will do a small project, then medium project and then a final project that scaffolds the necessary learning for year 13. Written practice examination: 3hrs The practice examination includes a mix of structured and extended writing questions assessing students’ knowledge and understanding of: • Technical principles • Designing and making principles along with their ability to: o Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology. Final Project: approximately 40 hours A design and make task, based on a brief developed by the student, assessing the student’s ability to: • Identify, investigate and outline design possibilities • Design and make prototypes o Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology The design and make task will be based within the same endorsed area as the written examination. Assessment Final Year: Year 13 Component 1: Design and Technology in the 21st Century Written examination: 3hrs 50% of qualification 100 marks Students take a single examination in one of the following endorsed areas. The examination includes a mix of structured and extended writing questions assessing students' knowledge and understanding of: • Technical principles • Designing and making principles along with their ability to: • Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology Component 2: Design and make project Non-exam assessment: approximately 80 hours 50% of qualification 100 marks A sustained design and make project, based on a brief developed by the candidate, assessing the student’s ability to: • Identify, investigate and outline design possibilities • Design and make prototypes • Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology The design and make project will be based within the same endorsed area as the written examination. Expectations of students: To complete the content, students will be required to work outside of the lesson time. Students will need to be keen to promote their designing skills, but also be prepared to study more of the knowledge side of the subject for the exams. Career paths: Popular careers to name a few for people with design and technology qualifications include: fashion designer, tailor, product designer, architect, software engineer, civil engineer, carpenter and furniture designer.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR |
Entry requirements: Minimum entry requirements and a minimum of GCSE grade 6 Product Design Aims and Objectives: • Students design, make and apply technical and practical expertise, showing innovation and enterprise whilst considering their role as responsible designers and citizens. • Develop intellectual curiosity about the design and manufacture of products and systems, and their impact on daily life and the wider world. • Students work collaboratively to develop and refine their ideas, responding to feedback. • Will gain an insight into the creative, engineering and/or manufacturing industries and develop the capacity to think creatively, innovatively and critically through focused research and the exploration of design opportunities arising from the needs, wants and values of users and clients. • Students will develop knowledge and experience of real-world contexts for design and technological activity, an in-depth knowledge and understanding of materials, components and processes associated with the creation of products that can be tested and evaluated in use. • Enable them to make informed design decisions through an in-depth understanding of the management and development of taking a design through to a prototype/product. • Will be required to develop a range of skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including mathematics and science, to inform decisions in design and the application or development of technology. • Be able to work safely and skilfully to produce high-quality prototypes, have a critical understanding of the wider influences on design and technology, including cultural, economic, environmental, historical and social factors. Course content: • Design and innovation • Materials and components • Processes • Industrial and commercial practice • Product analysis and systems • Human responsibility • Public interaction – marketing and research Year 12 In year 12, the students prepare and understand the process for year 13. There is a practice examination at the end of the year. Included in the year they will do a small project, then medium project and then a final project that scaffolds the necessary learning for year 13. Written practice examination: 3hrs The practice examination includes a mix of structured and extended writing questions assessing students’ knowledge and understanding of: • Technical principles • Designing and making principles along with their ability to: o Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology. Final Project: approximately 40 hours A design and make task, based on a brief developed by the student, assessing the student’s ability to: • Identify, investigate and outline design possibilities • Design and make prototypes o Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology The design and make task will be based within the same endorsed area as the written examination. Assessment Final Year: Year 13 Component 1: Design and Technology in the 21st Century Written examination: 3hrs 50% of qualification 100 marks Students take a single examination in one of the following endorsed areas. The examination includes a mix of structured and extended writing questions assessing students' knowledge and understanding of: • Technical principles • Designing and making principles along with their ability to: • Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology Component 2: Design and make project Non-exam assessment: approximately 80 hours 50% of qualification 100 marks A sustained design and make project, based on a brief developed by the candidate, assessing the student’s ability to: • Identify, investigate and outline design possibilities • Design and make prototypes • Analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology The design and make project will be based within the same endorsed area as the written examination. Expectations of students: To complete the content, students will be required to work outside of the lesson time. Students will need to be keen to promote their designing skills, but also be prepared to study more of the knowledge side of the subject for the exams. Career paths: Popular careers to name a few for people with design and technology qualifications include: fashion designer, tailor, product designer, architect, software engineer, civil engineer, carpenter and furniture designer.