What is GCSE Design & Technology?
(scroll down to learn about the grading system)
From the AQA website:-
Our GCSE Design and Technology specification sets out the knowledge, understanding and skills required to undertake the iterative design process of exploring, creating and evaluating. The majority of the specification should be delivered through the practical application of this knowledge and understanding.
Topics and themes have been grouped to help you teach the specification, but these are not intended as a route through the specification, you can teach the content in any order. The subject content has been split into three sections as follows:
Specialist technical principles covers specialist technical principles where students will go into greater depth. Each principle should be taught through at least one material category or system.
Designing and making principles covers design and making principles and all content in this section must be taught.
Students must also demonstrate mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding, in relation to design and technology. The right hand column throughout this section illustrates where the maths and science skills and knowledge can be applied to the wider design and technology content. These are examples of where these skills can be applied and are not intended to be exhaustive.
The maths and science skills and knowledge as required by the DfE.
Our GCSE Design and Technology specification sets out the knowledge, understanding and skills required to undertake the iterative design process of exploring, creating and evaluating. The majority of the specification should be delivered through the practical application of this knowledge and understanding.
Topics and themes have been grouped to help you teach the specification, but these are not intended as a route through the specification, you can teach the content in any order. The subject content has been split into three sections as follows:
- Core technical principles
- Specialist technical principles
- Designing and making principles
Specialist technical principles covers specialist technical principles where students will go into greater depth. Each principle should be taught through at least one material category or system.
Designing and making principles covers design and making principles and all content in this section must be taught.
Students must also demonstrate mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding, in relation to design and technology. The right hand column throughout this section illustrates where the maths and science skills and knowledge can be applied to the wider design and technology content. These are examples of where these skills can be applied and are not intended to be exhaustive.
The maths and science skills and knowledge as required by the DfE.
Grading
GCSEs will be graded 9–1 All new GCSEs will be graded 9–1, rather than A* –G.
Grade 9 will be the highest.
Grade 9 will be the highest.