The Non-Exam Assessment (50% of overall grade): This element affords you the chance to explore an everyday design opportunity and through the iterative design process, design, develop and manufacture a prototype. A design e-portfolio consisting of no more than 20 A3 PowerPoint slides will accompany the prototype and developmental models.
Enrichments The course encourages students to become more observant and to question the products and systems that surround them and play a pivotal role in their lives. Therefore, in its simplest form students will become progressively more enriched by their surroundings and what they witness on the news and in social media. To further enhance and broaden their experiences students have visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, various local high-end manufacturing companies and the Jaguar and Morgan car plants. Students have also had the pleasure of engaging in workshops run by a silversmith.
Future pathways The GCSE course naturally feeds into the A Level Product Design course which combined with Mathematics, the Sciences or Art and Design provide a strong foundation for a wealth of degree courses and careers. The following are just a few: Product Design, Industrial Design, Fashion, Video gaming platforms, Broadcast Media Design and Technology Communication, Engineering, Sports Technology, Medical and Surgical Engineering, Interior Design and Architecture. Due to the nature of the subject, it can also be paired with contrasting subjects to provide a broad platform with problem solving at its heart.
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