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Design and Technology offers the opportunity to gain personal satisfaction and a positive experience from working with a variety of materials. Practical problem-solving aims to encourage independent learning, creativity and innovation.
Examination Board Edexcel
Specification Number 9DT0
Sixth Form > Our Pathways
Design and Technology offers the opportunity to gain personal satisfaction and a positive experience from working with a variety of materials. Practical problem-solving aims to encourage independent learning, creativity and innovation.
Examination Board Edexcel
Specification Number 9DT0
Design and Technology offers the opportunity to gain personal satisfaction and a positive experience from working with a variety of materials. Practical problem-solving aims to encourage independent learning, creativity and innovation.
The course is designed to encourage students to take a broad view of technology and design; to develop their capacity to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacturing and marketing. 3D Design is intended to reflect the wide-ranging activities of professional designers.
Graphics is an integral part of the course, requiring students to communicate their thinking clearly and represent their ideas graphically.
| Assessment | Content |
| Topic 1 | Materials |
| Topic 2 | Performance characteristics of materials |
| Topic 3 | Processes and techniques |
| Topic 4 | Digital technologies |
| Topic 5 | Factors influencing the development of products |
| Topic 6 | Effects of technological developments |
| Topic 7 | Potential hazards and risk assessment |
| Topic 8 | Features of manufacturing industries |
| Topic 9 | Designing for maintenance and the cleaner environment |
| Topic 10 | Current legislation |
| Topic 11 | Information handling, modelling and forward planning |
| Topic 12 | Further processes and techniques |
Mrs Eccleston
A minimum of 5 9-5 GCSE grades, which must include a grade 5 or above in either English Language or English Literature.
Students must be prepared to work long hours outside lesson time to regularly review the topics covered.
| Assessment | Content | Marks | Value |
| Practical Application | Substantial design and make tasks | 120 marks | 50% |
| Examination Paper | Topics 1 - 12 | 120 marks | 50% |
The paper includes calculations, short-open and open-response questions, as well as extended-writing questions focused on: Analysis and evaluation of design decisions and outcomes, against a technical principle, for prototypes made by others. Analysis and evaluation of wider issues in design technology, including social, moral, ethical and environmental impacts. Students must answer all questions.
Successful completion of this course qualifies students to progress at Degree Level. Degree courses are available in a wide range of subjects, including Product Design, Graphics, Jewellery, Theatre Design, Costume/Textiles, Architecture, Ceramics, Glass, Furniture, Automobile and Aviation. Post – Graduate Degree options could also include Masters Degrees or Teacher Training.
| Advanced Design & Technology | Longman |
| The Sustainability Handbook | Practical Action |
| Genius of Design | Penny Sparks |
| DATA | Explore Website |
| How Stuff Works | Explore Website |
| New Designers | Explore Website |
| The Black Inventors Online | Explore Website |
| Design Week | Explore Website |
Mrs Eccleston
Wood Green Academy is an 11-19 over-subscribed National Support School specialising in Sport, Maths and Computing.
