1. GCSE Design Technology GCSE Design Technology
A Creative and Challenging Option Choice
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3. Assessment Assessment
Over the course you will develop technical knowledge and understanding of materials and processes, you will be encouraged to be innovative in the design and development of prototypes and you will be expected to work creatively and independently to solve problems.
Component 1: Exam
A mix of short answer and extended writing questions assessing your knowledge and understanding.
50% of total marks
100 marks
2 hours

4. Component 2: Design and Make Project
A sustained design and make task, based on a contextual challenge set by the exam board.
50% of total marks
100 marks
Approximately 35 hours　
Examples of Project Contexts:
Promoting a high profile event
The contemporary home
Children’s learning and development
The world of travel and tourism
Sustainability and our future needs
Improving the daily life of elderly people
Outdoors pursuits and physical fitness

5. Course Content Course Content
Technical Knowledge and Understanding
Design and Technology in our world - new and emerging technologies
Energy generation and storage
Smart materials and developments in new materials
Systems and programmable components
Mechanical components devices
Materials and their working properties.
Designing and Making
Understanding user needs
Writing a design brief and specifications
Developing and communicating design ideas
Investigating the work of others
Using design strategies
Independent problem solving
Selecting and working with materials and components
Marking out and measuring
Using specialist tools and equipment
Component 1
Component 2

6. Y10
Introduction to materials and processes through a range of mini projects along with theory based lessons covering the technical knowledge and understanding units
Some examples:
Record amplifier and packaging
Sustainable living – 3D modeling, CAD and 3D Printing

7. Analysis and Evaluation Skills

8. CAD Skills

9. Drawing Skills

10. Careers/work this can lead to:
Related Further Education Courses:
AS/A2 LEVEL(S):
Art and Design
Product Design
Graphic Design
3D Design
Engineering
OTHER:
Architecture
Advertising
Media
Agricultural Engineering or Construction and the Built Environment
Construction and Engineering
Furniture Crafts
Jewellery Design
Fashion Design
Carpentry and Joinery
Motor vehicle engineering
Interior Design
Product Design
Engineering – all strands
Architecture
Marketing & Promotion
Prop and Set Design
Interior Design
Packaging Design
Environmental Design and Planning
Advertisement
Product Buyer
Building Technician
Fashion Design
Armed Services
Careers in Radio & TV
Carpenter & Joiner

11. GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition

12. Quotes from current year 10 students : It’s more scientific than i thought but it is fun. The tests are difficult. You leave your lesson hungry and go home and cook. it is worthwhile for the future to be able to cook at university etc. honestly food is the only subject that I haven’t heard any students complaining about and wished they hadn’t taken. It’s extremely stressful when making two products and you can run out of time. Don’t take year 10 for granted, make detailed notes and revise thoroughly.

13. Quotes from current year 11 students : There is more theory than you think, it is not just cooking. I have learnt quite a lot from it. challenging. it is a fun way of learning, not just sitting doing equations. Theory is similar to biology. I like the theory work, the controlled assessment work is time consuming. It’s good because the assessment is 50% controlled assessment and 50% exam.

14. We will cook every other week
We will cook every other week. Year 10 Sept- Dec – 1 product Year 10 Jan – July – 2 products With increasingly complex skill levels.

15. Both are completed in Year 11
There are 2 units
Controlled assessment
50%
(Coursework) with a focus on research and
nutrition
Written Exam
1:45hr
Covering everything in unit 1 1 2
1 in Yr. 10
in Yr. 11
Less pressure at the end of Yr11 like there is at the moment.
Both are completed in Year 11

16. Unit 1 Controlled Assessment – Coursework.
Both tasks are worth 50% together.
Task one is worth 15%.
Task two is worth 35%.
Task 1 is done in Year 11- experimental work
Task 2 is done in Year hour practical, 3 complex dishes.

17. Example of coursework

18. Trialling dishes

19. Example of task 2

20. Italian Panna Cotta & Strawberries 3 ways
Greek Filo & Feta Pie
Italian Panna Cotta & Strawberries 3 ways
Italian Cannelloni
New York Style Burger and Chips

21. Unit 2 External Assessment – Exams. The exam is worth 50%
Unit 2 is a 1:45hr exam taken in Yr11
Everyone takes the same exam papers, there are no tiers.
Every question starts easy and gets progressively harder.

22. Unit 2 exam paper – 1¼ hrs

23. When not doing coursework, you learn the theory.
You are taught different topics every half term in single lessons, and find your own recipe and cook it to show the skills you learnt.
E.g. You learn all about fat in the diet, and then find a recipe for a meal that has less than 5% fat per serving; and prove it by using a Nutrition Program.
You are also taught various practical skills i.e. Pastry, sauces, bread, icing, cakes, meringue etc.
Cook every week. Financial help for those on income support.

24. Careers using Food. Chefing Hospitality
A report at the end of 2016 by the Recruitment and Employment Federation (REF) discovered that 89% of recruitment agencies had reported an increase in the demand for chefs in the last three years due to a lack of skilled trained talent.
Cooking is fun and requires working under pressure plus problem solving.
It links all your subjects together.

26. Careers using Food. Teaching. Nutritionist.
Supermarkets, Buyer, Product Developer.
Magazines, Home Economist.
Hospital Dietician.
Consumer Organisations.
T.V. Food programmes.
(Here is one I made earlier!)
Make healthy food choices for you and your family.

27. Questions ?