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Overview

This course develops awareness of the importance of design and technology in a changing society. It enables students to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of resistant materials. This course combines practical skills with an understanding of aesthetics, social and environmental issues, function and industrial practices. This qualification will assess achievement at levels 1, 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum.

Benefits

• Promotes design and technology capability in students through a range of activities.
• Encourages the development of students' critical and aesthetic abilities.
• Enables students to consider how present and past design and technology affects society.
• Encourages students to consider the uses and affects of new technologies and modern materials.