Technology
OCR, GCSE Product Design
60% coursework
Year 11 (Short Course)
Unit A551 - Developing & Applying Design Skills
Developing & writing a design brief
Drawing up a specification
Generating design proposals
Unit A552 - Innovation Challenge
Flair, innovation & modelling
Year 12 (Long Course)
Unit A553 - Making, Testing & Marketing Products
Phototype manufacture
Testing, evaluating & making
Unit A554 - Designing Influences
Design influences
Iconic products
Trend setters
Design eras & movements
OCR, GCSE Resistant Materials
60% coursework
Year 11 (Short Course)
A561 - Introduction to Designing & Making
Developing research & investigation skills
Developing drawing skills
Modelling
Evaluating process
A562 - Sustainable Design
Consideration of products
Consideration of the environment
Consideration of society & the economy
Year 12 (Long Course)
Unit A563 - Making Quality Products
Designing for a need
Working with tools & equipment
Evaluating the product
Unit A564 - Technical Aspects of Designing & Making
Working with tools & materials
Selecting processes
Designing for success
Edexcel, GCSE Graphic Products
60% coursework
Year 11
Materials & components
Industrial & commercial processes
Analysing products
Designing products
Technology
Sustainability
Ethical design & manufacture
Year 12
Investigate
Design
Develop
Plan
Make Test & evaluate