You will study a broad course on a Design and technology subject, which builds on the core of what you have been taught across GCSE and focuses on the designing and making of products including materials like timbers, metals, and polymers, as well as papers and boards and even some electronics and fabrics. Students should ideally have followed a GCSE Design & Technology course, preferably in Product Design, Communication, Electronic Systems, or Fashion and Textiles, however, it is not mandatory and will need to be discussed with the Head of Department. Product Design is all about designing and making products in an innovative and creative way. It’s about learning how things are made. You will be designing and making a solution to a problem set by the department through designing, modeling, and practical sessions utilizing the subject knowledge that runs alongside it. Year 12 is used to build a foundation of new content through some high-level grade style projects which will stretch and challenge you to produce something amazing and get your teeth into it! It will give you a strong basis of knowledge as well as making skills and folder work, which can then be applied to the Coursework element in Year 13 which we start at the end of Year 12 and counts for 50% of your final grade. You will have to produce a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to research, design, develop, make, and evaluate your product of choice. Students studying Product Design will need to provide materials for coursework or contribute towards the cost of parts for practical work as you will keep whatever you make.
40 points in their 9 best GCSE subjects or equivalent qualifications. (Where 9 subjects have not been studied, the school reserves the right to consider entry; this will be dependent on actual exam results, not predictions, and students must still achieve the minimum individual subject requirements.) A minimum of 2 grade 6s in GCSE subjects or grades of the same standard in equivalent qualifications. Grade 6 in a GCSE Design and Technology subject or Grade 5 in a GCSE Design and Technology subject and a grade 6 in a related subject. If Design and Technology was not studied at GCSE, then a grade 6 in a related subject
Controlled Assessment - 50% Students complete an extended Design and Make project Written Paper - 50% (2hr 30min papers)
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Lincolnshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Lincoln Road, Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
You will study a broad course on a Design and technology subject, which builds on the core of what you have been taught across GCSE and focuses on the designing and making of products including materials like timbers, metals, and polymers, as well as papers and boards and even some electronics and fabrics. Students should ideally have followed a GCSE Design & Technology course, preferably in Product Design, Communication, Electronic Systems, or Fashion and Textiles, however, it is not mandatory and will need to be discussed with the Head of Department. Product Design is all about designing and making products in an innovative and creative way. It’s about learning how things are made. You will be designing and making a solution to a problem set by the department through designing, modeling, and practical sessions utilizing the subject knowledge that runs alongside it. Year 12 is used to build a foundation of new content through some high-level grade style projects which will stretch and challenge you to produce something amazing and get your teeth into it! It will give you a strong basis of knowledge as well as making skills and folder work, which can then be applied to the Coursework element in Year 13 which we start at the end of Year 12 and counts for 50% of your final grade. You will have to produce a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to research, design, develop, make, and evaluate your product of choice. Students studying Product Design will need to provide materials for coursework or contribute towards the cost of parts for practical work as you will keep whatever you make.
40 points in their 9 best GCSE subjects or equivalent qualifications. (Where 9 subjects have not been studied, the school reserves the right to consider entry; this will be dependent on actual exam results, not predictions, and students must still achieve the minimum individual subject requirements.) A minimum of 2 grade 6s in GCSE subjects or grades of the same standard in equivalent qualifications. Grade 6 in a GCSE Design and Technology subject or Grade 5 in a GCSE Design and Technology subject and a grade 6 in a related subject. If Design and Technology was not studied at GCSE, then a grade 6 in a related subject
Controlled Assessment - 50% Students complete an extended Design and Make project Written Paper - 50% (2hr 30min papers)