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GCE A Level in Design and Technology: Product Design

at Westcliff High School For Boys Academy, Westcliff-On-Sea · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The course will be challenging and creative which will encourage students to develop higher order design skills. Students will be working primarily in designing, making and modifying products and they will be expected to present work to the group as part of their project. Great importance will be placed on the theoretical understanding of the development and design of products. The capacity to analyse a problem and synthesise to form a solution will also form an important element in the course. In addition, students will learn from demonstrations, their own practical work, experiments and visits to places of interest as well as discussions with industrialists. Information and communication technology, including CAD/CAM will be used extensively within project work. Lessons will involve the analysis of existing products from conception to manufacture, for example low voltage lighting, domestic devices and furniture. During the first-year, students will make a variety of products using a range of materials and manufacturing techniques. In Year 13, they will undertake the Non-Examination Assessment (NEA).

What you need to get on

A grade from 7-9 in Design and Technology at GCSE is a minimum expectation.

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

  • Westcliff High School for Boys

    Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP

    DaytimeClassroom based
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