Remove and 5th Form Curriculum

Design Technology

OCR Specification: Code J901 (Modular Product Design)

Following the successful piloting of this new GCSE course, it has now been introduced for all pupils. We believe that the new modular structure is a fairer system of assessment and offers a greater flexibility of teaching methodology and allows for a greater breadth of interesting and relevant topic areas to be studied.

There are four units which combine to make up the GCSE. The following two units are taken at the end of the Remove (Year 10):

B802 Design and Making Innovation Challenge (20%)

This is a six hour design and making challenge. Pupils are given a theme to investigate prior to the challenge. They are asked to design and manufacture a prototype. The designs and photographs of the models and the final design are sent to the examiner.

B804 Design Influences (20%)

This is a 90 minute timed examination which tests knowledge and design application.

The Fifth Form (Year 11) is dedicated towards a design and manufacturing project using resistant materials. The two units are described as follows:

B801 Developing and Applying Design Skills (30%)

The end result is a design portfolio that is marked internally and then sent to the examiner for moderation. For the first time this work will be produced electronically and sent via CD as a power point presentation.

B803 Making Testing and Marketing of Products (30%)

Pupils have to manufacture the product they have designed, test the product and finally produce a marketing strategy to sell the product. This work is again presented as a power point file and sent for moderation via CD.

Pupils who choose the GCSE course should ideally have attained ‘B’ grades or higher for the majority of their reports. They should be confident with the use of computers and in particular Microsoft Office and our 3D CAD package (ProDesktop).

There is scope in year 11 to focus on any technological area for project work including electronics and mechanisms.

Finally the GCSE is an excellent preparation for the AS and A2 Design and Technology courses that are undertaken at Mill Hill.

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