Specification at a Glance

The table below summarises the structure of this GCSE course.  Students must be assessed on Units 1, 4 and 5, and Unit 2 (final exam).

Year 11

Unit 1: Technology and Design Core

Externally assessed written paper on:

Materials and Manufacturing.

Systems – electronics, mechanical, pneumatic and computer control.

This is worth 20% and occurs every summer.

 

Unit 4: Design Assignment

Controlled Assessment 1. We set the design assignment:

Investigate a situation and design a solution.

Teachers mark the assignment and CEA moderate it.

This is worth 20% and occurs every summer.

Year 12

Unit 2

1 hour exam

Systems and Control

This is worth 20% and is taken in the summer (terminal).

 

Unit 4: Design Project

Controlled Assessment 2

Students research, design and manufacture an artefact for either:

Element 1: Systems Design and Manufacturing; or

Element 2: Product Design and Manufacturing.

Teachers mark the project and CEA moderate it.

This is worth 40% and is taken every summer.

At least 40% of the assessment (based on unit weightings) must be taken at the end of the course as terminal assessment.