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ANTHONY GELL SCHOOL SIXTH FORM ROSPECTUS 2020 — 2022
This course offers the students an opportunity to gain personal satisfaction and a
positive experience from working with a variety of materials. Students will be involved
with designing, making and evaluating projects as well as gaining knowledge and
awareness of the design process.
The specification has been designed to encourage candidates to take a broad view of
technology and design, to develop their capacity to design and make products and to
appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacture and
marketing. The course is intended to reflect the wide-ranging activities of professional
designers and covers a range of materials.
PRODUCT DESIGN
Students will design and make several projects in the workshops, learn about the
COURSE OUTLINE — TWO subject through theory lessons and study designers and their work.
YEAR PATHWAY
LEVEL 3 / A LEVEL / AQA
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
FIVE LEVEL 2 GCSE OR
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
AT A MINIMUM OF GRADE 4/
LEVEL 2 PASS. IF NO GSCE IN
PRODUCT DESIGN, A
PRACTICAL TEST WILL BE SET HOW IS PRODUCT DESIGN YOUR FUTURE
ASSESSED?
TO ASSESS SUITABILITY. PRODUCT DESIGN CAN LEAD TO
STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED AT THE
END OF YEAR 13 ON 2 EXAMS AND JOBS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN,
ONE PIECE OF COURSEWORK. THE 1ST
EXAM WILL BE ON TECHNICAL PRODUCT DESIGN, ENGINEERING,
PRINCIPLES, THIS EXAM WILL LAST 2 ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION
HOURS AND 30 MINUTES AND IS
WORTH 30% OF THE A LEVEL. THE 2ND AND TEACHING. OUR WORLD IS
EXAM WILL BE ON DESIGNING AND FULL OF OBJECTS THAT ARE
MAKING PRINCIPLES, THIS EXAM WILL
BE 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES LONG DESIGNED, THIS A LEVEL CAN HELP
AND IS WORTH 20% OF THE A LEVEL. YOU BECOME PART OF THAT
THE COURSEWORK IS 45 HOURS AND
IS WORTH 50% OF THE A LEVEL. PROCESS.
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