Design and Technology study guides

A deep-dive WJEC A-Level Design and Technology guide to Unit 1 Technical Principles, the AS written paper. Covers classifying and selecting materials, physical and mechanical working properties, sources, origins and stock forms, manufacturing processes, surface treatments and finishes, and the 6 Rs and sustainability, with the named processes and exam patterns WJEC repeats.

A deep-dive WJEC A-Level Design and Technology guide to Unit 2, the AS design and make task (non-exam assessment). Covers responding to a context, investigating a need, writing a justified specification, iterative design and prototyping, the manufacturing plan, making a working prototype, evaluation, and how the task is assessed and moderated.

A deep-dive WJEC A-Level Design and Technology guide to Unit 3 Technical Principles, the A2 written paper. Covers smart and modern materials, composites and technical textiles, structures and forces, mechanisms and movement, electronic systems, design thinking and communication, design influences, design for manufacture, life cycle assessment and the wider impact of design.

A deep-dive WJEC A-Level Design and Technology guide to Unit 4, the substantial A2 design and make project (non-exam assessment). Covers identifying a self-directed context and real client, deep investigation, a justified specification, sustained iterative development, high-quality making, critical evaluation, the distinctness rule, and how the project is assessed.