GCSE Digital Technology - Teaching from 2026
Teaching: Sept 2026
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The GCSE Digital Technology qualification will support the Curriculum for Wales by:
- Supporting the statements of what matters by giving learners the opportunity to:
- develop curiosity about technology
- process data to solve a wide range of real-world problems
- understand computational processes have changed the way we live, work, study and interact with each other and our environment
- provide the foundation for all software and hardware systems
- create and use digital technologies to their full potential
- understand how digital technologies work
- understand that there are broad legal, social and ethical consequences to the use of technology
- make informed decisions about the future development and application of technology.
- Supporting the principles of progression by encouraging learners to:
- apply an iterative approach, through trial and improvement, to design processes
- investigate, explore, analyse, problem-solve and design creative solutions
- consider ethical and moral dilemmas linked to the use of technology.
- Supporting the subject specific considerations for GCSE Digital Technology by giving learners the opportunity to:
- explore the design, development and application of technology, software and systems
- develop digital skills using a range of technology and software.
Our Digital Resources Team is developing resources to support the new topics which are being introduced within this new Made-for-Wales qualification. The list of resources which will be available for this subject is below.
| Unit 1 | Data |
| Digital technology systems | |
| Digital communication | |
| The changing digital landscape | |
| Securing data and systems | |
| The changing landscape of digital technology | |
| Unit 2 | Data Management and analysis |
| Proposing and devising digital products | |
| Implementation | |
| Testing and evaluating digital products | |
| Unit 3 | Social media and digital marketing |
| Developing and implementing a social media and digital marketing |
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