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Product Design

at Walsall Academy, Walsall · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their post-16 provisionExpected standard2026see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Product Design is a vibrant and dynamic subject that encourages students to take a broad view of design and technology. It helps develop students' capacity to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacture and marketing. The subject requires initiative, creativity and determination, but most importantly problem solving and the desire to develop better solutions for consumers. Students that have studied Product Design have gone on to a range of destinations after Sixth Form such as; studying Aeronautical Engineering at Southampton University or to higher level apprenticeships at Jaguar Land Rover and National Rail. AQA Design and Technology: Product Design • Unit 1: Paper 1 – Core Technical Principles (2 hours) 30% • Unit 2: Paper 2 – Specialist knowledge, design and making principle (1 ½ hours) 20% • Unit 3: Paper 3 – Practical application – (45 hours project work - 50%) non-exam assessment

What you need to get on

Grade 5 in GCSE Design and Technology Grade 5 in GCSE English Language and Grade 5 in GCSE Mathematics

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

  • Walsall Academy

    Lichfield Road Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX

    DaytimeClassroom based
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