This is a creative and thought provoking qualification, which gives students the practical skills, theoretical knowledge and confidence to succeed in a number of careers. Students investigate historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on design technology whilst also developing their practical skills through design and making. This is a linear course with examinations and practical pieces completed in Year 13. Students have lessons which are divided into theory knowledge: Technical Principles and Designing & Making Principles. There is also coursework (NEA), which is 50% of the overall qualification. Throughout the course students study key design styles and movements, including Art Deco, Bauhaus and Post Modernism, together with key influential designers such as Phillipe Starck, James Dyson, Margaret Calvert, Dieter Rams and Charles & Ray Eames. The NEA (Non Examined Assessment) In Year 12 students will do the NEA project which is to design and make a product to a given brief. In Year 13 the choice of topic for the NEA project is the student’s own choice. This opens up a wealth of possibilities for students and allows them to become totally immersed in solving a design problem and the production of a 3D solution for a client of their own choosing.
Minimum Entry Requirements: GCSE Product Design Grade 5 or above or another similar Design Technology based subject and a Grade 5 in Mathematics.
Theory Paper One - Technical Principals • Questions are a mixture of short, multiple choice and extended response. • 2 hours • 100 Marks • 25% of A Level Theory Paper Two - Designing and Making Principles • Questions are a mixture of short, multiple choice and extended response. • 2 hours • 25% of A Level
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Shropshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Oldbury Wells, Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
This is a creative and thought provoking qualification, which gives students the practical skills, theoretical knowledge and confidence to succeed in a number of careers. Students investigate historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on design technology whilst also developing their practical skills through design and making. This is a linear course with examinations and practical pieces completed in Year 13. Students have lessons which are divided into theory knowledge: Technical Principles and Designing & Making Principles. There is also coursework (NEA), which is 50% of the overall qualification. Throughout the course students study key design styles and movements, including Art Deco, Bauhaus and Post Modernism, together with key influential designers such as Phillipe Starck, James Dyson, Margaret Calvert, Dieter Rams and Charles & Ray Eames. The NEA (Non Examined Assessment) In Year 12 students will do the NEA project which is to design and make a product to a given brief. In Year 13 the choice of topic for the NEA project is the student’s own choice. This opens up a wealth of possibilities for students and allows them to become totally immersed in solving a design problem and the production of a 3D solution for a client of their own choosing.
Minimum Entry Requirements: GCSE Product Design Grade 5 or above or another similar Design Technology based subject and a Grade 5 in Mathematics.
Theory Paper One - Technical Principals • Questions are a mixture of short, multiple choice and extended response. • 2 hours • 100 Marks • 25% of A Level Theory Paper Two - Designing and Making Principles • Questions are a mixture of short, multiple choice and extended response. • 2 hours • 25% of A Level