Design and Technology
GCSE
Students must have an interest/passion in designing and making things. This course encourages extensive use of designing, testing, planning, materials, prototyping, CADCAM, analysis, evaluation and graphic communication to present a design solution for a given situation or problem.
All design-related career choices will benefit from having a GCSE in Design and Technology because of the opportunity to explore, share and analyse ideas to a sophisticated level. Employers and universities alike view Design and Technology as invaluable in terms of exposing students to a problem-solving approach in design which is an essential skill for any serious designer.
This subject can lead into A level Product Design, a very useful qualification to access many degree courses including design, engineering and material science. Indeed many students at Jumeirah College who have studied A level Product Design are now currently studying interior design, graphic product innovation, mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil and sports engineering, architecture, product design and materials’ science to name but a few.
Mr Graham Parkin
Head of Design and Technology
After working as a Design and Technology teacher in the UK for 9 years Graham joined Jumeirah College in 2015 as Head of Department, he worked previously as KS3 and college coordinator at the same secondary school he attended as a student, in the North East of the England.
Where Are Our Students Now?
-
Amber Waite
University of Oxford - Neuroscience
-
Kazal Oshodi
4 A*
University of Cambridge - Engineering
-
Wen Qi Saw
4 A*
Durham University – Natural Sciences
-
Aashna Acharya
3 A*
University College London - Psychology
-
Syed Musa Askari
3 A*
Kings College - Law
-
Amir Girgis
4 A* & 1 A
Georgia Institute of Technology – Computing
-
Antoine De Mascarel
3 A* & 1 A
École Polytechnique – Engineering and Economics
-
Ebani Dhawan
3 A* & 1 A
University College London – Arts and Sciences
-
Scott Shepherd
3 A* & 1 A
University of Cambridge – Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
-
Kathryn Dey
2 A* & 1 A
Queens University Belfast – Medicine
-
Jade Gavigan
2 A* & 1 A
Durham University – Geography
-
Olivia Green
2 A* & 1 A
York University – Social and Political Science
-
Aakanksha Mehta
2 A* & 1 A
Northeastern University (USA) – Economics
-
Rhea Raj
2 A* & 1 A
St Georges University (Grenada) - Medicine
-
Sita Williams
2 A* & 1 A
University of Bristol - Maths