YR9 Options Booklet 2022

Subject: GCSE Design & Technology
(Textiles, Resistant Materials or Graphic Products)
Option
Why study this subject?
GCSE Design and Technology allows you to build upon the skills you learnt in
Years 7, 8 & 9 in Textiles, Resistant Materials, and Graphics/Digital design and
specialise in one material area. This subject will prepare you to participate
confidently and successfully in an increasingly technological world. You will
gain awareness of and learn from wider influences on Design and Technology
including historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic factors. You
will get the opportunity to work creatively when designing and making, and
apply technical and practical expertise.
This GCSE allows you to study core technical, designing and making principles,
including a broad range of design processes, materials, techniques and
equipment. You will also have the opportunity to study specialist technical
principles in greater depth.
What qualifications will I get at the end of the course?
A GCSE in Design & Technology.
What can this qualification lead to afterwards?
This course provides an excellent route into The Bridge Academy’s A Level
Design & Technology (Product Design) course.
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