• Units
• Short Courses
• Assessment objectives

Units

Please find below the units which are available for this qualification.

Unit 1: Introduction to Designing and Making

Unit description	Assessment incl. duration	Weighting
Developing research and investigation skills Developing drawing skills Modelling Evaluating process.	Internally assessed Controlled assessment 20 hours 60 marks	30% full course 60% short course

Unit 2: Sustainable Design

Unit description	Assessment incl. duration	Weighting
Consideration of products Consideration of the environment Consideration of society and the economy.	Externally assessed Written examination 1 hour 60 marks	20% full course 40% short course

Unit 3: Making Quality Products

Unit description	Assessment incl. duration	Weighting
Designing for a need Working with tools and equipment Evaluating the product.	Internally assessed Controlled assessment 20 hours 60 marks	30% full course

Unit 4: Technical Aspects of Designing and Making

Unit description	Assessment incl. duration	Weighting
Working with tools and materials Selecting processes Designing for success.	Externally assessed Written examination 1 hour 15 minutes 60 marks	20% full course

Short courses

All Design and Technology: Innovator Suite subjects are available as short courses, equivalent to half a GCSE. Benefits of a short course include:

• There are only two units to complete.
• Learners who are interested in Design and Technology: Innovator Suite courses, but don't have time to study a full course, have more learning options.
• Learners can study a wider range of subjects.
• Timetabling for shorter courses may be easier for your centre.
• More able learners can complement their studies by taking the Design and Technology: Innovator Suite short course as an additional subject.
• The short course offers more flexibility – learners can study it over one or two years.
• You can teach two GCSE short courses from the Innovator Suite, covering different material biases.
• You can start teaching the short course in Year 9.
• Learners who enjoy the short course and want to carry on studying the subject can simply complete units 3 and 4 of the specification to complete the full GCSE.
• Two short courses in Design and Technology may appeal to learners with a preference or aptitude for designing and making prototypes – topics covered in the first two units. This offers an alternative to designing and making a final product – topics covered in units 3 and 4 of the full GCSE.

 

Assessment objectives

The assessment objectives are designed to reflect the non-statutory guidelines for Design and Technology: Innovator Suite.

Learners are expected to demonstrate the following in the context of the content described:

AO1

Recall, select and communicate their knowledge and understanding in design and technology, including its wider effects.

AO2

Apply knowledge, understanding and skills in a variety of contexts and in designing and making products.

AO3

Analyse and evaluate products, including their design and production.

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