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Product Design

at The Cotswold Academy, Cheltenham · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Product Design encourages students to take a broad view of aspects of design and technology, to develop their capacity to design and manufacture products and to appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacture and marketing. Students are taught to be aware of the responsibility designers and technologists have to mankind through an understanding of the potentials and hazards inherent in technological advance, change and decision making.Product Design requires students to engage in both practical and theoretical study. This specification requires students to cover design and technology skills and knowledge. These have been separated into:Core technical principlesCore designing and making principlesAdditional specialist knowledge

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in GCSE Design & Technology or evidence of strong interest and ability shown through a portfolio of work.

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

  • The Cotswold School

    The Avenue Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2BD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Cheltenham

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