All documents

Please find listed below all the documents which relate to this qualification.

The document categories available for this qualification are:

• Key documents
• Notices to centres
• Assessment materials
• Forms
• Mark schemes 2009
• Mark schemes 2010
• Mark schemes 2011
• Legacy qualification - Past paper materials
• Past papers 2009 - June series
• Past papers 2010 - January series
• Past papers 2010 - June series
• Past papers 2011 - January series
• Past papers 2011 - June series
• Pre-release materials
• Reports 2009
• Reports 2010
• Reports 2011
• Reports 2012
• Support materials
• Training

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Key documents

• Guidance and FAQs for Unit F523 section 4aPDF, 46 KB
• SpecificationPDF, 743 KB
• Summary of specificationPDF, 96 KB

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Notices to centres

• Notice to centres - Advanced innovation challenge guidelines 27 April 2012PDF, 26 KB
• Notice to centres - Preliminary entries - Order for materials - January and June 2013 examinations  PDF, 123 KB
• Notice to centres - Unit F521/01 - Using the advanced innovation challenge answer bookPDF, 15 KB
• Preliminary entry form - January and June 2012 examinationsPDF, 123 KB

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Assessment materials

• Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - SpecimenPDF, 76 KB
• Unit F524 - Product design - Component 1 - SpecimenPDF, 306 KB

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Forms

• Centre authentication form - CCS160 - Interactive 21 December 2011PDF, 564 KB
• Centre authentication form - CCS160 21 December 2011PDF, 420 KB
• Unit F522 - Coursework summary form (GCW152) 22 November 2011PDF, 344 KB
• Unit F522 - Coursework summary form (interactive - GCW152i) 22 November 2011PDF, 429 KB
• Unit F523 - Coursework summary form (GCW940) 1 March 2012PDF, 169 KB
• Unit F523 - Coursework summary form (interactive - GCW940i) 22 November 2011PDF, 963 KB

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Mark schemes 2009

• Mark scheme - JunePDF, 52 KB

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Mark schemes 2010

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 187 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June  PDF, 276 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June  PDF, 579 KB

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Mark schemes 2011

• Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - January  PDF, 88 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June  PDF, 95 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - January  PDF, 593 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June  PDF, 698 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - January  PDF, 88 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - June  PDF, 125 KB

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Legacy qualification - Past paper materials

• Past paper materials - 2009 January - LegacyZIP, 1 MB
• Past paper materials - 2009 June - LegacyZIP, 1 MB
• Past paper materials - 2010 January - LegacyZIP, 681 KB
• Past paper materials - 2010 June - Legacy  ZIP, 1 MB

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Past papers 2009 - June series

• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachersPDF, 160 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Modified languagePDF, 156 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challengePDF, 127 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Visually impairedPDF, 78 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - Modified languagePDF, 106 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challengePDF, 156 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - Visually impairedPDF, 60 KB

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Past papers 2010 - January series

• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheeetPDF, 47 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challengePDF, 110 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - Visually impairedPDF, 51 KB

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Past papers 2010 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 462 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers  PDF, 128 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge  PDF, 154 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge  PDF, 102 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1  PDF, 164 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 24 May 2011PDF, 37 KB

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Past papers 2011 - January series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 508 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge  PDF, 102 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge  PDF, 103 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 - A3 sheet  PDF, 37 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1  PDF, 184 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2  PDF, 100 KB

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Past papers 2011 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 471 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers  PDF, 94 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Part 1  PDF, 101 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Part 2  PDF, 39 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes  PDF, 128 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet  PDF, 94 KB
• Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge  PDF, 103 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1  PDF, 187 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 1  PDF, 100 KB
• Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 2  PDF, 37 KB

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Pre-release materials

• Unit F521 - Information for teachers - January and June 2011PDF, 130 KB
• Unit F521 - Theme sheet - January and June 2012  PDF, 122 KB
• Unit F521 - Theme sheet - June 2010  PDF, 45 KB

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Reports 2009

• Report on the units - JunePDF, 153 KB

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Reports 2010

• Examiner's report - JanuaryPDF, 166 KB
• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 365 KB

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Reports 2011

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 362 KB
• Examiners' reports - June  PDF, 259 KB

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Reports 2012

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 242 KB

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Support materials

• Guide to what has changedPDF, 407 KB
• Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 223 KB
• Unit F521 - Teacher guidancePDF, 50 KB
• Unit F522 - Product study - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 337 KB
• Unit F523 - Design, make and evaluate - Scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 340 KB

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Training

• Design and Technology - Product Design - AS/A Level GCE (current) - Get started
• Design and Technology - Product Design - AS/A Level GCE (current) - Lead the way - Reflect and explore through different material routes