Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

This A level is an excellent stepping stone to a wide range of engaging careers and higher education courses. In choosing their clients and the project tasks, students have the opportunity to tailor the course to their own areas of interest. In the first year, you will be learning about the common materials from which everyday products are made and how to form and combine them. As far as possible, this will be through short, hands-on practical projects. We will also be learning how products are designed in the commercial world, in preparation for an assessed piece of coursework. You will be working closely with a client to develop ideas, prototypes and a final product.