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Design and Technology Product Design (A Level)

at The Streetly Academy, Sutton Coldfield · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

AQA A Level Design and Technology: Product Design Product Design encompasses a wide range of design disciplines, but is firmly rooted in the skills required to design and make high quality products; products that are fit for purpose, satisfy wants and needs, and enhance our day-to-day lives. The A Level course allows students from a wide range of Design & Technology backgrounds to be successful. It combines the skills needed to communicate your design ideas through sketching, technical drawing, traditional and computer modelling, with knowledge of Product Design, Resistant Materials, Graphics and Engineering. Students who have attained a grade C or above at GCSE in both the controlled assessment and in the examination tend to be better able to cope with the demands of this course. Assessments The Design and Technology A level is assessed through examination and non-exam assessment (coursework): PAPER 1: Core technical principles and core designing and making principles (2hrs) Students will answer a mixture of short answer, multiple choice and extended response questions (25% of A Level) PAPER 2: Section A: Product Analysis and Section B: Commercial Manufacture (2hrs) Students will answer a mixture of short answer, multiple choice and extended response questions and are expected to demonstrate specialist knowledge of technical and designing & making principles (25% of A level) DESIGN & MAKE TASK Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) (45hrs) Students are assessed on their practical applica

What you need to get on

Total point score of 30 or higher from best 7 GCSEs including English Language and Mathematics graded 4 or higher, and GCSE Design and Technology graded 5 or higher in both the exam and coursework components.

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

  • The Streetly Academy

    Queslett Road East, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Sutton Coldfield

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