This creative and thought-provoking qualification gives students the practical skills, theoretical knowledge and confidence to succeed in a number of careers. Especially those in the creative industries. They will investigate historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on design and technology, whilst enjoying opportunities to put their learning in to practice by producing products of their choice. Students will gain a real understanding of what it means to be a designer, alongside the knowledge and skills sought by higher education and employers. Paper 1: Core technical principles and core designing and making principles. Paper 2: Specialist knowledge, technical and designing and making principles. Non-exam assessment (NEA): Practical application of technical principles, designing and making principles and specialist knowledge. A strong grounding in Design & Technology is seen as highly desirable in addition, this course is heavily oriented towards the controlled assessment and is therefore not recommended to compliment other courses which also have a high percentage of marks awarded for the C.A.
For A Level courses applicants will need six 4-9 grades including English and Mathematics with a minimum of a grade 6 in their chosen relevant subjects. Students wishing to study Mathematics at A Level must have a grade 7 at GCSE.
Paper 1: Technical principles 120 mark written exam over 2.5 hours contributing to 25% of the total A-level. Questions will be a mixture of short answer, multiple choice and extended response. Paper 2: Designing and making principles 80 mark written exam over 1.5 hours contributing to 25% of the total A-level. Questions in Section A consists of up to 6 short answer questions, based on visual stimulus of a product/s. Section B consists of a mixture of short and extended response questions which focus on commercial manufacture. Non-exam assessment (NEA) A 100 mark, substantial design and make task set over 45 hours, contributing to 50% of the total A-level where students will produce a written or digital design portfolio and provide photographic evidence of a final prototype/s.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Hackney |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Laburnum Street, Hackney, London, E2 8BA |
This creative and thought-provoking qualification gives students the practical skills, theoretical knowledge and confidence to succeed in a number of careers. Especially those in the creative industries. They will investigate historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on design and technology, whilst enjoying opportunities to put their learning in to practice by producing products of their choice. Students will gain a real understanding of what it means to be a designer, alongside the knowledge and skills sought by higher education and employers. Paper 1: Core technical principles and core designing and making principles. Paper 2: Specialist knowledge, technical and designing and making principles. Non-exam assessment (NEA): Practical application of technical principles, designing and making principles and specialist knowledge. A strong grounding in Design & Technology is seen as highly desirable in addition, this course is heavily oriented towards the controlled assessment and is therefore not recommended to compliment other courses which also have a high percentage of marks awarded for the C.A.
For A Level courses applicants will need six 4-9 grades including English and Mathematics with a minimum of a grade 6 in their chosen relevant subjects. Students wishing to study Mathematics at A Level must have a grade 7 at GCSE.
Paper 1: Technical principles 120 mark written exam over 2.5 hours contributing to 25% of the total A-level. Questions will be a mixture of short answer, multiple choice and extended response. Paper 2: Designing and making principles 80 mark written exam over 1.5 hours contributing to 25% of the total A-level. Questions in Section A consists of up to 6 short answer questions, based on visual stimulus of a product/s. Section B consists of a mixture of short and extended response questions which focus on commercial manufacture. Non-exam assessment (NEA) A 100 mark, substantial design and make task set over 45 hours, contributing to 50% of the total A-level where students will produce a written or digital design portfolio and provide photographic evidence of a final prototype/s.
