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Design & Technology: Product Design

at Imberhorne School, East Grinstead · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Building on the GCSE in Design and Technology, this course will extend the depth of your knowledge of technical principles, designing and making techniques, and sustainable design thinking as well as introducing some key concepts from the design and manufacturing industries. You will continue to develop your making and modelling skills, using various techniques and materials, including CAD/CAM and workshop practice; these are crucial for developing your ideas and presenting your final prototype for assessment. As a Product Design course, the content is applied to the world of design and manufacturing, using actual product examples where possible and is intended to support your design thinking and contextualise your knowledge, rather than be theory for its own sake. WHERE DOES IT LEAD? This course opens a wide range of career opportunities at different levels in all fields of design and engineering related pathways. Design and Technology A level provides knowledge and experience that can be applied across multiple specialisms; graphic, interior, product or industrial design, architecture, construction and structural design, mechanical, CAD/CAM and design engineering, to name but a few. The course provides students with the skills needed to generate, present and model their ideas and supports further study or employment in all design related disciplines.

What you need to get on

5 GCSEs @ Grades 4-9, including 5+ in GCSE Product Design or Resisitant Materials, 5+ in GCSE maths and 5+ in GCSE English Language or Literature

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

  • Imberhorne School

    Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 1QY

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · East Grinstead

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