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Design | Architect | Teaching | Manufacturing Design & Technology : Product Design
Possible Future Areas
for Study
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Pupils have gone on to successful careers
after completing the course. Some are
designers / engineers with firms such as
Land Rover, Jaguar and Ford, others
designing for companies as part of London
Fashion Week. Many a pupils work have
been chosen for the young designers
competition, and quite a number of former
Penweddig pupils are to be found working
for local and national architects. A number
of pupils have used the subject to gain a
placement within the Air Force, and
continue their studies towards a future in
engineering and a number have stayed
within education and are teaching DT
within the primary and secondary schools.
Learning pathways and Further and Higher
education e.g. B.Sc and similar courses in
UWIC, Cardiff, Loughborough, Manchester
and Bangor.
AS
A-Level
Why Study Design and
Technology: Product Design?
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The Design and Technology course offers an unique
opportunity in the curriculum for candidates to identify
and solve real problems by designing and making
products or systems in a wide range of contexts relating to
their personal interests.
Design and Technology develops candidates'
interdisciplinary skills and their capacity for imaginative,
innovative thinking, creativity and independence.
The AS specification has been designed to source both as
the first half of a full A level course and also a discrete
course for those wishing to follow just one type of study.
The course is intended to be of interest to a wide range of
candidates including those intending to directly follow a
higher education course or career in Design and Technology
or an associated area. Those with other interests and
aspirations can also benefit from the many transferable skills
inherent in the study of Design and Technology.
It builds upon the knowledge, understanding and skills
established by the National Curriculum and GCSE, whilst at
the same time, accommodating the needs of candidates
who have not studied Design and Technology at GCSE level.
The course promotes progression through the AS and A
level and provides a suitable foundation for the study of
Design and Technology, or a related area of study, at
further or higher education and / or preparation for future
employment and the world of work.
It encourages candidates to develop their critical thinking,
to see the relationships between designer, manufacturer
and user and to perceive Design and Technology within
the world in which we live.
The course can be studied within any element of Design
and Technology.
Units Content AssessMent
DT1 (40%)
Information and understanding Product
Design
Written exam
DT2 (60%) Practical task Designing and Creating External moderation
DT3 (40%) Exam paper Written exam
DT4 (60%) Practical project External moderation
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exam Board
WJEC
Penweddig contact
Mr Gerallt Williams