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Resources for International GCSE Design and Technology: Product Design (9252)
Specification
Familiarise yourself with the syllabus content and assessment structure of this qualification.
Scheme of Work (two-year course)
Plan your course with the help of a suggested pathway through the syllabus so you can be sure you are covering the essential content.
Scheme of Work (optional foundation year)
Plan your course with the help of a suggested pathway through the syllabus so you can be sure you are covering the essential content.
Switching guide
Quickly see the differences between your old International GCSE Design and Technology: Product Design specification and the OxfordAQA specification.
Teaching guidance document
Useful information for teachers, including course planning and more detail about our assessments.
Textbooks
Textbooks are also available from Oxford University Press. If you would like a closer look at the Oxford University Press textbook that supports this qualification, click on the link below. This will allow you to create an account that will give you free access to a 30-day online evaluation copy, meaning you can explore the resource and make sure it is right for you and your students.
Specimen papers and mark schemes
See how the International GCSE Design and Technology specification will be assessed, so you can help your students prepare to sit their exams.
Specimen papers and mark schemes – set 2
See how the International GCSE Design and Technology specification will be assessed, so you can help your students prepare to sit their exams.
Specimen exemplar responses
Prepare your students in exam technique with the help of exemplar student answers and examiner commentaries that show how examiners interpret the mark scheme.
Command words
Make sure your students understand what skills they are expected to demonstrate in each exam question.
Subject specific vocabulary
Ensure that everyone is using correct language with this list of word definitions used in our International GCSE Design and Technology specifications and exam papers.
Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool
Our free Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool (ERA™) gives you instant analysis of your students’ results. You’ll see how students performed in each unit and topic, and the marks they received for each question. This allows you to see which questions proved the most challenging, or how different classes performed, so you know what areas to focus on in following years. ERA™ is available after results are published.
Specification
Familiarise yourself with the syllabus content and assessment structure of this qualification.
Scheme of Work (two-year course)
Plan your course with the help of a suggested pathway through the syllabus so you can be sure you are covering the essential content.
Scheme of Work (optional foundation year)
Plan your course with the help of a suggested pathway through the syllabus so you can be sure you are covering the essential content.
Switching guide
Quickly see the differences between your old International GCSE Design and Technology: Product Design specification and the OxfordAQA specification.
Textbooks
Textbooks are also available from Oxford University Press. If you would like a closer look at the Oxford University Press textbook that supports this qualification, click on the link below. This will allow you to create an account that will give you free access to a 30-day online evaluation copy, meaning you can explore the resource and make sure it is right for you and your students.
Teaching guidance document
Useful information for teachers, including course planning and more detail about our assessments.
Command words
Make sure your students understand what skills they are expected to demonstrate in each exam question.
Subject specific vocabulary
Ensure that everyone is using correct language with this list of word definitions used in our International GCSE Design and Technology specifications and exam papers.
Specimen papers and mark schemes
See how the International GCSE Design and Technology specification will be assessed, so you can help your students prepare to sit their exams.
Specimen papers and mark schemes – set 2
See how the International GCSE Design and Technology specification will be assessed, so you can help your students prepare to sit their exams.
Specimen exemplar responses
Prepare your students in exam technique with the help of exemplar student answers and examiner commentaries that show how examiners interpret the mark scheme.
Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool
Our free Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool (ERA™) gives you instant analysis of your students’ results. You’ll see how students performed in each unit and topic, and the marks they received for each question. This allows you to see which questions proved the most challenging, or how different classes performed, so you know what areas to focus on in following years. ERA™ is available after results are published.
