KS4 Design and Technology
GCSE Design and Technology (AQA)
This course has three key elements. In Y10 (from September until the end of May) students gain further foundational skills and knowledge as outlined in phase 1 of the course below. In phase 2 of the course between June of Y10 and February of Y11 students complete the controlled assessment coursework design and make assignment. Phase 3 then runs from March of Y11 until May where students prepare for and then sit the final external exam.
Below is information about our KS4 curriculum. Each drop down box contains the topics we cover. For more detail on the knowledge we teach, please click on each medium term plan. Our curriculum map shows the learning journey that our students embark upon.
In Year 10, students will study the following topics:
- Wood Joints
- Joining Metals
- De/Reforming
- 3D Print
- Core and Specialist Technical Principles
- Non-examination Assessment - Identifying and Investigating Design Possibilities
In Year 11, students study the following topics:
- Non-examination Assessment - Producing a Design Brief and Specification
- Non-examination Assessment- Generating Design Ideas
- Non-examination Assessment - Developing Design Ideas
- Non-examination Assessment - Realising Design Ideas
- Non-examination Assessment - Analysing and Evaluating
