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GCE A Level D&T Product Design

at Charters School, Ascot · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

'A' Level Product Design seeks to develop students� knowledge, understanding, skills and application for designing products. It encompasses a wide range of design disciplines but is firmly rooted in the skills required to design and make high quality products using graphic materials. To follow this course you will need to have taken Graphic Products, Resistant Materials or a similar Design Technology GCSE course. You will also need to meet the minimum academic standards set out in our sixth form entry requirements. Effective time management is essential. This includes making good use of private study time working independently in the design areas.

What you need to get on

The minimum entry requirements for Charters Sixth Form can be viewed here: https://www.chartersschool.org.uk/3003/curriculum-offer-and-entry-requirements-2026/subject_2/33/entry-requirements-curriculum-guide In addition to these the subject specific entry requirements are: GCSE grade 5 in Design Technology (any of Textiles, Resistant Materials or Graphic Products), GCSE grade 5 in Mathematics, GCSE grade 5 in any Science and a grade 4 in 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

Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · ASCOT

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