Design and Technology
Course Outline ‐ What will I learn?
Skills
NEA Controlled Assessment: You will learn how to use Fusion 360 to create exciting new products. You will develop your drawing skills, practical skills and CAD skills in order to produce your own unique product. Pupils need to be able to research and implement ideas independently.
Exam Paper: You will learn about materials and their working properties, industrial manufacturing processes, ethics and the environment, as well as aesthetics & ergonomics of products.
Knowledge
You will select suitable manufacturing processes for a range of products and justify your reasons.
- You will be able to select appropriate tools in the workshop to realise ideas.
- You will read orthographic projections and use them to maintain quality control during manufacture
- 15% Maths
- 15% Science
How will it be assessed?
NEA (35 hour classroom based non exam assessment) 50% of the total marks
Exam (2 hour paper) 50% of the total marks
What parents need to know
Design & Technology teaches pupils to be critical thinkers of the products that surround them everyday. Instead of passively accepting products that are presented to them, the course allows pupils to challenge the way we do things and turn ideas into reality.
For more information
Please contact: n.lichfield@oakwood.ac a.senior@oakwood.ac
Potential further study and careers
The creative industry is the most lucrative and in demand of all industries!
- Furniture designer
- set design
- CAD engineer
- product designer
- product designer
- games design
Lots of transferable skills for trades such as plumbing, carpentry and the building trade.
Ex pupils’ experiences
“I really like that the course isn’t all about the exam”!
Current Y11 pupil
“I like D&T because I love making things in the workshop”!
Current Y11 pupil
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