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Product Design

at Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School, Horncastle, Horncastle · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course has been designed to develop the student’s capability to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacture and marketing. It focuses on: Materials and components, their selection and uses in products/systems. Industrial and commercial practices. Wider issues affecting design decisions.

What you need to get on

GCSE grade 6 or above in Design & Technology (either product design or resistant materials) or Art. OR a Level 2 qualification at Distinction, A grade or equivalent, in Design & Technology, Art or Engineering related discipline. Where the qualifications above have not been studied, you must be able to prove your ability is equivalent to GCSE grade 6, by completing a 2-4 page portfolio showing your design skills and creativity. The portfolio can include designs for multiple products.

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

  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle

    West Street, Horncastle, LN9 5AD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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