Mr C Gardner, Resistent Materials

Resistent Materials at GCSE Level

This area of DT allows pupils who are interested in making item from wood, metal or plastic to do well. Projects are undertaken to study a range of materials and their properties.

• In Year 11 pupils choose to produce a project for their coursework  which accounts for 60% of their GCSE grade.

• There is a 30 minute common paper and a 1½ hour specialist paper in Resistant Materials which complete their GCSE course.

Pupils are encouraged to use their own interests as a source of inspiration of their coursework as this gives a greater sense of ownership. Pupils should be prepared to purchase any specialist items that are required for the projects which are not readily available in school. All DT pupils should have basic writing and drawing equipment and it is Departmental policy to make maximum use of computer technology wherever appropriate in the course.