GCE A Level in Design and Technology: Product Design (3-D Design)
at Range High School, Liverpool · school or sixth form
Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2022see the detail
What the college says
Product Design involves learning about the design and manufacture of a range of products made from a wide variety of materials. It is a challenging course that uses new technology and encourages students to work creatively. Students will be allowed to experience what it is like to work on real life design projects and develop a product for a client.
What you need to get on
Grade 6 GCSE in Design and Technology or Grade 6 in Art will be an advantage but if you have not studied the subject before you will be taken through the skills you need and help you develop them throughout the course. Satisfactory academic and attitudinal references are also required. Students will be considered on an individual basis where they can evidence high achievement at a practical level, even if they have not taken the subject at GCSE.
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
Range High School
Stapleton Road, Formby, L37 2YN
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