Design & Technology – Product Design

Why choose Product Design?

Taught by specialist teachers, Product Design is at the forefront of independent learning and technological advancement. Students combine creative and scientific principles to create a marketable and innovative product. The subject is closely related to industrial and commercial standards providing transferable skills for the future; ICT, organisational, analytical and evaluative.

What does the course entail?

The course includes the study of contemporary design issues, the life cycle of a product, engineering methods and resistant materials. Students will investigate historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on design and technology, whilst enjoying opportunities to put their learning in to practice by producing prototypes of their choice using traditional craft methods alongside new technologies, CAD/CAM/CNC, using machines such as CNC lathes, laser cutters and 3D printers.

Two paper assessments; in technical principles and design making principles, account for 50% of the A Level. A non-exam assessment (NEA) accounts for the remaining 50% and involves a substantial design and make project reflecting the practical application of technical principles, designing and making principles.