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GCSE Design and Technology: Resistant Materials

 

 

Changes to GCSEs

GCSEs are changing from modular to linear assessment, in line with Government policy.

  • Our specifications have been amended and submitted to Ofqual for review and re-accreditation and will be added to the website as soon as we have them back.
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Teacher CPD spring 2012 course available for booking now!

GCSE Design and Technology: Resistant Materials Fixtures and Fittings (a repeat from summer 2011)

Would you like to:

  • help your students achieve higher grades in the Controlled Assessment?
  • challenge your students?
  • encourage your students to make their own wheels, axles, hinges etc?
  • see examples of student outcomes at various levels

Many students make high quality outcomes but purchase the fixtures and fittings. By challenging students to make their own wheels, axles hinges etc. they can achieve higher grades. This course will explore a variety of ways in which this can be achieved.

Our CPD courses help you to sharpen your skills, pick up excellent teaching tips and improve your career prospects. For further details, dates and locations and to book your place, visit our online booking service, Courses and Events.

Notes for centres on the use of Preliminary Materials (4500/TN)

The above document will NOT be issued as a hard copy but will instead be placed on the Secure Key Materials area of e-AQA. Preliminary Materials will be despatched as usual in hard copy to arrive in centres by 1 February 2011. They will be placed on the website on 1 March 2011

Secure Key Materials

Secure Key Materials is a new e-AQA service which replaces Recent Exam Materials from 1 September. It provides teachers and Exams Officers with exclusive access to a bank of exam-related material that is:

  • secure
  • easy to navigate
  • quick to use
  • intuitive, based on the design of our website.

Please read our new leaflet and look at the following demo to find out more about this new service.

To obtain an e-AQA account and access to Secure Key Materials, please register at e-AQA. For more information about the materials published on Secure Key Materials, please don't hesitate to contact the Subject team.

June 2010 examination

The Preliminary Material (45601/PM) for the new specification Design & Technology: Resistant Materials Technology (45601) is available to be issued to candidates from 1 March 2010.

Policy on web publication of preliminary and pre-release material