GCSE Product Design
Why study GCSE Product Design?
Product Design is quite simply the most successful GCSE offered at SVC. Our results are in the Top 1% of all D&T departments in the UK. 98% of students got a level 4-9 (Girls were 100%) and 75% of all students who took the subject got a level 6-9 this summer 2019. On top of this, not a single student who has ever taken Product Design for the two years has ever regretted it.
Where can it take you?
Student who pursue product design can go onto study D&T Product Design A-Level at Long Road or Bishop Laney or Graphic Design Diploma at Long Road. This can then lead onto all kinds of job: product designer, engineer, fashion designer, graphic designer, packaging designer, games designer, web designer, automotive designer, website designer, architect, carpenter, builder, construction manager, manufacturing engineer, manufacturing manager, market researcher, animator, film set designer, teacher…and many more!
Product Design Options Information Video
Exam Board
Eduqas Design & Technology (Product Design)
Electronics, Graphics and Resistant Materials no longer exists and is now all called D&T Product Design
The course is broken down into 2 components:
Component 1 (Exam): 2 hour exam paper 50% 100 Marks
Component 2 (Coursework): Approximately 35 hours of Design and Make task 50% 100 Marks
For further information about the curriculum for Product design please see the table below.