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1 GCSEDESIGN ANDTECHNOLOGY8552 SpecificationFor teaching from September 2017 onwardsFor GCSE exams in 2019 onwardsVersion 12 January 2017 Contents1 Why choose AQA for GCSE DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY Support and resources to help you teach52 Specification at a Subject Assessments73 Subject Core technical principles Specialist technical Designing and making principles284 Scheme of Aims and learning Assessment Assessment Non-exam assessment 385 Non-exam assessment administration Supervising and Avoiding Teacher Internal Submitting Factors affecting individual Keeping students' After moderation526 General Entries and Overlaps with other Awarding grades and reporting Re-sits and shelf Previous learning and Access to assessment: diversity and Working with AQA for the first Private Use of calculators55 GCSE DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY 8552.

2 GCSE exams June 2019 onwards. Version 12 January 2017 Visit for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and administration 37 Appendix 1: Links to maths Links to Links to science58 Are you using the latest version of this specification? You will always find the most up-to-date version of this specification on our website We will write to you if there are significant changes to the Visit for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and administration1 Why choose AQA for GCSE DESIGN and TechnologyGCSE DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY will prepare students to participate confidently and successfully inan increasingly technological world.

3 Students will gain awareness and learn from wider influenceson DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY including historical, social, cultural, environmental and economicfactors. Students will get the opportunity to work creatively when designing and making and applytechnical and practical GCSE allows students to study core technical and designing and making principles, includinga broad range of DESIGN processes, materials techniques and equipment. They will also have theopportunity to study specialist technical principles in greater can find out about all our DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY qualifications at Support and resources to help you teachWe ve worked with experienced teachers to provide you with a range of resources that will helpyou confidently plan, teach and prepare for Teaching resourcesVisit to see all our teaching resources.

4 They include: teaching guidance including lesson plans, and suggested teaching strategies to provide youwith practical guidance to help deliver this specification non-exam assessment example materials and a dedicated subject adviser for every school orcollege to help you understand our expectations for this part of the assessment sample schemes of work to help you plan your course with confidence textbooks tailored to our specification and approved by AQA training courses to help you deliver AQA DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY qualifications subject expertise courses

5 For all teachers, from newly qualified teachers who are just gettingstarted to experienced teachers looking for fresh Preparing for examsVisit for everything you need to prepare for our exams, including: past papers, mark schemes and examiners reports specimen papers and mark schemes for new courses Exampro: a searchable bank of past AQA exam questions example student answers with examiner DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY 8552. GCSE exams June 2019 onwards. Version 12 January 2017 Visit for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and administration 5 Analyse your students' results with Enhanced Results Analysis (ERA)Find out which questions were the most challenging, how the results compare to previous yearsand where your students need to improve.

6 ERA, our free online results analysis tool, will help yousee where to focus your teaching. Register at information about results, including maintaining standards over time, grade boundaries and ourpost-results services, visit your skills up-to-date with professional developmentWherever you are in your career, there s always something new to learn. As well as subjectspecific training, we offer a range of courses to help boost your skills. Improve your teaching skills in areas including differentiation, teaching literacy and meetingOfsted requirements.

7 Prepare for a new role with our leadership and management can attend a course at venues around the country, in your school or online whatever suitsyour needs and availability. Find out more at and supportVisit our website for information, guidance, support and resources at you'd like us to share news and information about this qualification, sign up for emails andupdates at , you can call or email our subject team : 0161 957 33346 Visit for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and administration2 Specification at a glanceThis qualification is linear.

8 Linear means that students will sit all their exams and submit all theirnon-exam assessment at the end of the Subject content1. Core technical principles (page 9)2. Specialist technical principles (page 19)3. Designing and making principles (page 28) AssessmentsPaper 1 What's assessed Core technical principles Specialist technical principles Designing and making principlesHow it's assessed Written exam: 2 hours 100 marks 50% of GCSEQ uestionsSection A Core technical principles (20 marks)A mixture of multiple choice and short answer questions assessing a breadth of technicalknowledge and B Specialist technical principles (30 marks)Several short answer questions (2 5 marks) and one extended response to assess a more indepth knowledge of technical C Designing and making principles (50 marks)A mixture of short answer and extended response DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY 8552.

9 GCSE exams June 2019 onwards. Version 12 January 2017 Visit for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and administration 7 Non-exam assessment (NEA)What's assessedPractical application of: Core technical principles Specialist technical principles Designing and making principlesHow it's assessed Non-exam assessment (NEA): 30 35 hours approx 100 marks 50% of GCSETask(s) Substantial DESIGN and make task Assessment criteria: Identifying and investigating DESIGN possibilities Producing a DESIGN brief and specification Generating DESIGN ideas Developing DESIGN ideas Realising DESIGN ideas Analysing & evaluating In the spirit of the iterative DESIGN process.

10 The above should be awarded holistically wherethey take place and not in a linear manner Contextual challenges to be released annually by AQA on 1 June in the year prior to thesubmission of the NEA Students will produce a prototype and a portfolio of evidence Work will be marked by teachers and moderated by AQA8 Visit for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and administration3 Subject contentOur GCSE DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY specification sets out the knowledge, understanding and skillsrequired to undertake the iterative DESIGN process of exploring, creating and evaluating.