Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Students are given both verbal and written feedback from staff at intervals throughout the course. The NEA design and make project is worth 50% of the qualification and is completed based on variety of themes chosen by the student. Work is marked in-house by teaching staff and then assessed by an external moderator. There are also two written papers. Technical principles which is worth 30% of the overall mark and Designing and Making principles, which is worth 20%.