Slideshow of options in DT at SIS.

1. DT OPTION CHOICES IN 2013
THERE ARE 5 CHOICES:
GCSE PRODUCT DESIGN
OR
GCSE CATERING
OR
GCSE FOOD AND NUTRITION
OR
GCSE TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
OR
ONE OF THE ABOVE AS A MINOR NON-EXAM COURSE

2. WHY I SHOULD CONSIDER
A DESIGN RELATED COURSE?

3. • The courses are creative and enjoyable. You are
involve in developing, modelling and making ideas
following the design process.
• There are a wide range of career pathways and
university courses linked to these subjects.
• The skills that you will develop are transferable
and very beneficial for a student who wants to
develop essential 21st Century skills:
independence, critical thinking, inquiry,
research, analytical, innovation, problem-
solving and much more.

4. COURSE STRUCTURES

5. • You will design and make. Time on the course is spent
being experimental, creative and developing practical
skills and specialist subject knowledge.
• Excellent resources support you on the vle.
• Coursework consists of a 20 page A3/A4 portfolio or an
e-portfolio worth 60%.
• The written exam is worth 40%.
is assessed internally. Continuous internal
• Portfolio
assessment, support and guidance throughout the course.

6. SPECIALISMS
Food Nutrition or Catering students - will work with
food.
Textile Technology students- will work predominantly with
fabrics and fashion trimmings.
Product Design students - will work predominantly with
wood, metals and plastics.

7. • All practical work is completed at school in lesson time.
Food particularly compliments students taking GCSE
• GCSE
Science, IT, Media and PE.
• GCSETextiles and GCSE Product Design particularly
compliments students taking GCSE Art, Drama, Media,
Science and IT.

8. GCSE FOOD NUTRITION
GCSE CATERING
GCSE TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
GCSE PRODUCT DESIGN
Are not more
difficult than other GCSE s

9. Some COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS

10. • A
GCSE in any of the DT courses is more difficult than other
GCSE courses.
FALSE: The effort and work involved is equal to other
courses. You are assessed internally by your teachers so you
can improve your grade during the course.
• GCSE Food and GCSE Textiles are just for girls to study.
FALSE: Both courses are for boys and girls. Look at how
many successful male designers, technologists and master chefs
there are.
• Youneed to be good at drawing and illustrating to do
Textiles?
FALSE: You will develop these skills on the course and can
use computers to assist you with figure templates.

11. • Ineed specialist equipment at home to do Textiles, Food or
Product Design
FALSE: You will complete all your practical work in school
so you do not need any specialist equipment at home.
• Ican decide what I want to make for my portfolio project.
TRUE: You decide on the final product you will design and
make.
• Itis not worth doing Textiles or Food if you have no interest
in being a chef or designer.
FALSE: This course will provide you with a wide range of
valuable and transferable 21st Century skills that can be
applied and used throughout life while studying at university
and entering a career in any pathway.

12. • I can take both GCSE Art and GCSE Textiles.
TRUE: They compliment each other very well and taking both will
prepare you excellently for an art and fashion design based route
later on.
• Itis not worth doing GCSE Textiles if I am doing GCSE Art.
FALSE: Textiles enables students to work with 3D with fabrics.
Students learn about the characteristics of different fabrics creating
garments and accessories.
• Ican work with Textiles or Food if I do the DT Product Design
course.
FALSE: You may use the materials in small quantities but you
won t specialise in Food or Textiles. To specialise you need to do
GCSE Textiles or GCSE Food.

13. Following GCSE, you can study DT through two pathways in Year
12 13:
- an International Baccalaureate route with Group 4
Experimental Sciences and take IB DT: working through the lens
of Textiles, Human Factors, CADCAM or Food at Standard or
Higher level
or
- an Advanced Diploma route with BTEC Level 3 Art
Design: the course incorporates Fashion Clothing, 3D Product
Design and Fine Art at Subsidiary Diploma or Diploma level.

14. LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES OF GCSE
portfolio WORK

15. GCSE TEXTILES
MS BENSON TEACHES THIS COURSE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE MS BENSON IN C26 OR
EMAIL

16. STUDENTS SELECT THE FINAL
PRODUCT THAT THEY WISH TO
DESIGN AND MAKE FOR THEIR
EXAM
GCSE TEXTILE DESIGN SHEETS FOR A
PROM DRESS INSPIRED BY NATURAL
FORMS

17. GCSE TEXTILE DESIGN SHEETS
INSPIRED BY
BRITISH MILITARY CLOTHING
FINAL OUTCOME - JACKET

18. GCSE TEXTILE
DESIGN SHEETS INSPIRED BY
STELLA MC CARTNEY
FINAL OUTCOME
HIGH WAISTED SKIRT

19. GCSE TEXTILE DESIGN SHEETS INSPIRED BY
CONTEMPORARY KOREAN CLOTHING
THIS STUDENTS USES SKETCHING AND COMPUTERS TO DESIGN
FINAL GARMENT

20. !
GCSE TEXTILE DESIGN SHEETS
INSPIRED BY
BRITISH PATRONAGE AND IDENTITY.
THIS STUDENTS USES SIMPLE SKETCHING,
FIGURE TEMPLATES AND INKS TO
COMMUNICATE HER DESIGN IDEAS
FINAL OUTCOME- BEADED HALTER NECK TOP
!
!
For Further information about Textiles see
Ms Benson in C26 or email

21. GCSE FOOD
NUTRITION
OR
GCSE
CATERING?
Food Nutrition concentrates on food
preparation at home for yourself, family and
other individuals.
Visual examples
Catering concentrates on the food preparation
and service area of the hospitality and catering
MS WILLIAMS MS SMITH TEACH THESE industry e.g. restaurants, chefs, menus,
COURSES
customers
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE
MS WILLIAMS IN S22/S23

22. CREATIVE DESSERTS.
THESE STUDENTS USE A RANGE OF TECHNIQUES
THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION TO PRODUCE A
FINAL DESIGN AND OUTCOME FOR A DESSERT.
PRESENTATION OF THE FINAL PRODUCT IS VERY
IMPORTANT.

23. SENSORY ANALYSIS.
STUDENTS ANALYSE PROCESSES, INGREDIENTS
AND DEVELOP IDEAS THROUGH
EXPERIMENTATION IN FOOD.
STUDENTS VISIT WORKING CHEFS FOR RESEARCH
PURPOSES

24. EXAMPLES OF PORTFOLIO DESIGN
IDEAS.
FINAL DESSERT OUTCOME

25. MORE CREATIVE OUTCOMES.
SELECTING AND USING SPECIALIST FOOD
EQUIPMENT AT SCHOOL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE MS WILLIAMS
OR MS SMITH IN S22/S23.

26. GCSE PRODUCT DESIGN
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT GCSE
PRODUCT DESIGN SEE MR WEAVER, MR
SANDFORD, MS SMITH AND MR OLIVER IN S12/13

27. WHAT IF I DON T WANT TO DO A
GCSE IN DT BUT I LIKE THE SUBJECT?
You can choose to do a minor in any of the 3 choices below:
TEXTILE DESIGN
or
FOOD/CATERING
or
PRODUCT DESIGN
There will be no exam so you can enjoy all the design
and make activities without the stress of an exam.
2 hours per fortnight are dedicated to the MINOR COURSE.
4 hours per fortnight are dedicated to the GCSE COURSE

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