Design & Technology
Course Details
Qualification Type
GCSE
What Will I Study?
Be on the fore front and discover New and Emerging technologies to enable you to bring your ideas to life using the practical and design skills you will develop in Design and Technology. This will prepare you for a career in the ever growing creative industry. There are many different opportunities on offer to broaden your knowledge and experiences.
Pupils acquire a broad range of Subject Knowledge and draw on disciplines such as Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Art.
Future Qualification Ideas
A Level Design & Technology
Level 3 BTEC in Construction or Engineering
Future Careers Ideas
Construction, Creative Industry, Engineering, Product Design
Awarding Body
OCR
How Will I Learn?
Throughout the course their will be a mixture of theory and practical projects. We begin year 10 with a variety of small projects which allows you to solve real life problems. These small projects gives you the opportunity to learn vital skills both practically and theory based that link to the exam and coursework element of the course. Coursework then begins from the 1st of June were all of the theory and practical skills learnt are put into practise.
The coursework allows you to make your own decisions on materials, product and brief in order to create a product of your choice and a professional portfolio to support future interviews at colleges, apprentices and even universities.
How Will I Be Assessed?
Written Examination - �Core� & �In-depth� knowledge. 2 hours (50%)
Iterative Design Challenge - Chronological portfolio and final prototype(s). Approximately 40 hours (50%)
What skills / attributes are required for this course?
Independence
Patience
Creativity
Problem solving
Demonstrate subject knowledge
Meet deadlines
Contact Information
Miss J Perry (JPerry@wombournehighschool.co.uk)