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D&T Product Design

at Christ'S College Finchley, London · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Who is it for? Design and Technology builds on GCSE Design and Technology by developing skills, knowledge and understanding to a great depth and extending these skills, knowledge and understanding to new areas of application. Design and Technology is treated as an integrated activity, requiring candidates to design and make products, which can be tested and evaluated. Where does it lead? Design and Technology, when combined with other related AS/A level subjects can lead to a wide range of employment opportunities or higher education courses. Popular career choices for students include architecture, product design, and a wide range of engineering disciplines. What will I study? The units are designed to offer student’s opportunities to study, propose and realise prototype solutions closely linked to the real world of product manufacture in a range of material areas. Recognising the routes that are pursued at GCSE this specification provides candidates with opportunities to continue their studies either exclusively or as a combination of focus material areas. Examination Board We are currently using OCR for our examination boards throughout DT for A Level. OCR A Level in Design and Technology: H406 Product Design; Written examination paper based around DT theory (50%) Component 01: Principles of... 26.7% Component 02: Problem solving in... 23.3% Major Project focusing on a design and make task (50%) Component 03/04: Iterative design project = 50%

What you need to get on

GCSE DT Grade 6

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Christ's College Finchley

    East End Road, London, N2 0SE

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · London

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