GCSE in Technology and Design
Our GCSE Technology and Design course highlights the importance of ‘doing’ as well as ‘understanding’.
Students develop their capabilities on our course almost entirely through designing. As such, they work with a range of materials including plastics, metal and wood so they can apply their technology and design skills to the design and manufacture of their own technological products.
Our GCSE Technology and Design course enables students to:
- focus on the complex needs and opportunities which arise from a wide range of contexts, including home, leisure and industry;
- make appropriate selections of materials in relation to the function and the environment in which the products are to be used;
- engage in market research to identify user needs and market potential for products;
- consider the influence of advertising on the demand for products;
- gain an appreciation of industrial design and production; and
- appreciate that the use and manufacture of products can have social, economic and environmental implications.