GCSE Design and Technology
The GCSE Design and Technology Contextual Challenge briefs were released on our secure Website on the 1st June under the Resources>Non-Examination Assessment Task tab. Please ask your Examinations Officer to set you up with a secondary account if you currently have no access.
This year, exhibitions will take place in Cardiff on October 9th & 10th and in Bangor on October 16th.
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Our GCSE Design and Technology specification provides a unique opportunity in the curriculum for learners to identify and solve real problems by designing and making products or systems.
Through studying GCSE Design and Technology, learners will be prepared to participate confidently and successfully in an increasingly technological world; and be aware of, and learn from, wider influences on design and technology, including historical, social/cultural, environmental and economic factors.
A celebration of Welsh Design & Technology, recognising and rewarding the next generation of innovators.
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We offer an extensive range of free digital educational resources.
Grade boundaries are the minimum number of marks needed to achieve each grade.
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Access a collection of interactive units that bring together a number of elements including general data, exam questions, their marking schemes and examiner comments, which will lead you through a review of exam questions.


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