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Resources for International GCSE Design and Technology: Product Design (9252)
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Specification

Familiarise yourself with the syllabus content and assessment structure of this qualification.

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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.

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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.

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Switching guide

Quickly see the differences between your old International GCSE Design and Technology: Product Design specification and the OxfordAQA specification.

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Teaching guidance document

Useful information for teachers, including course planning and more detail about our assessments.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Additional past paper resources

View and download past papers for AQA’s UK GCSE Design and Technology qualification to test your students’ understanding of key areas of Design and Technology. As these papers are aligned to the AQA Design and Technology specification, please note there may be content or contexts not included in the OxfordAQA specification. Teachers should ensure they have checked each past paper for suitability before use in teaching.

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Command words

Make sure your students understand what skills they are expected to demonstrate in each exam question.

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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.

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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.

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Centre declaration sheets

Centre declaration sheets are for schools/colleges to authenticate students’ internally-assessed work and confirm the internal standardisation of marking.

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Candidate Record Forms

We produce candidate record forms for all coursework and controlled assessment components. They are for students and teachers to authenticate the work, and teachers to record their assessments and supporting information.

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Specification

Familiarise yourself with the syllabus content and assessment structure of this qualification.

pdf icon
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.

pdf icon
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.

pdf icon
Switching guide

Quickly see the differences between your old International GCSE Design and Technology: Product Design specification and the OxfordAQA specification.

pdf icon
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.

pdf icon
Candidate Record Forms

We produce candidate record forms for all coursework and controlled assessment components. They are for students and teachers to authenticate the work, and teachers to record their assessments and supporting information.

pdf icon
Teaching guidance document

Useful information for teachers, including course planning and more detail about our assessments.

pdf icon
Command words

Make sure your students understand what skills they are expected to demonstrate in each exam question.

pdf icon
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.

pdf icon
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.

Locked icon
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.

Locked icon
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.

Locked icon
Additional past paper resources

View and download past papers for AQA’s UK GCSE Design and Technology qualification to test your students’ understanding of key areas of Design and Technology. As these papers are aligned to the AQA Design and Technology specification, please note there may be content or contexts not included in the OxfordAQA specification. Teachers should ensure they have checked each past paper for suitability before use in teaching.

textbook icon
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.

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Centre declaration sheets

Centre declaration sheets are for schools/colleges to authenticate students’ internally-assessed work and confirm the internal standardisation of marking.