V&A Innovate and resources
V&A Innovate is an annual National Schools Challenge, asking students in years 7, 8 and 9 to work in teams of 4 – 6 to design a solution to a real-world problem.
Deadline for entry is 10 January 2025.
March 2025 Design and Technology update
3 March 2025
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This is the March 2025 Subject Advisor Update for Pearson Edexcel GCSE and A level Design and Technology qualifications.
- Key dates
- 15 May Non-Examined Assessment Submissions information
- Face to face GCSE Design and Technology NEA moderation training
- Insight and NEA Support Event Slides and recordings
- Summer 2026 Provisional Timetables
- External resources to enhance creativity in your curriculum
- Transform your teaching with multimedia resources from the Educational Recording Agency (ERA)
- Keep up to date with the latest news
Here are the key dates ahead for your diaries. Please note the entry deadline for GCSE and A level qualifications for Summer 2025 series.
Key date |
Activity |
Further information |
|---|---|---|
21 March |
Entry deadline for GCSE and A level qualifications (International centres) |
Check the Information manual to confirm dates |
15 May |
Submission deadline for GCSE and A level D&T NEA samples and marks |
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1 June |
GCSE D&T NEA Contextual challenge release for Summer 2026 awarding. |
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02 June, am |
A level D&T Component 1 exam |
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18 June, am |
GCSE D&T Component 1 exam |
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14 August |
Results days for A levels |
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21 August |
Results days for GCSE |
By 15 May 2025, you must submit your NEA samples and marks to us for Summer 2025 certification. Please note that your Exams Officer may have their own internal deadlines and you also need to take into account the requirement to inform students of their centre assessed marks.
NEA samples should be submitted digitally, using the Learner Work Transfer (LWT) portal and marks should be submitted on Edexcel Online. You can find further guidance on how to use these systems through the Aministrative Support Guide below:
This free, face-to-face training event in London is for Pearson Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology teachers and is designed to help centres ensure they meet the required standards.
During the session, we will:
- review exemplar work
- discuss how to interpret the assessment criteria
- answer questions about the moderation process.
This course is ideal for new centres, centres that have faced regression in the past, or those seeking to build confidence in using the mark grids.
This events counts as 3 hours of CPD and you will receive a certificate on completion of the training.Register / Sign inShare this page
Find out more and book your place to one of the sessions below!
| GCSE Design and Technology: Face-to-face Moderation Training - Morning - FULL | 06 March 2025 at 09:30-12:30 GMT |
| GCSE Design and Technology: Face-to-face Moderation Training - Afternoon | 06 March 2025 at 13:30-16:30 GMT |
Insight and NEA Support Event Slides and recordings
Insight events and NEA support event recordings and slides for both GCSE and A level D&T are now available and you can access these from the link below, all in one place.
Transform your teaching with multimedia resources from the Educational Recording Agency (ERA)
The ERA License provides seamless access to television and radio recordings, offering a single point of clearance for the rights needed to create and use authentic media resources in your classroom. With ERA’s free video streaming platform, licensed institutions can explore a rich library of curriculum-mapped TV and radio clips tailored to GCSE, AS, and A-level teaching. To access this free resource registration is required - but is quick and simple. State schools in England are licensed under a central agreement with the DfE and the vast majority of independent schools also hold a current ERA License.
Design Council
Championing design excellence, the Design Council UK drives innovation and sustainable growth through strategic design. By fostering collaboration across sectors, it aims to create a more inclusive world through design. Teachers can access a wealth of resources, including guides on inclusive design, and tools for running design workshops.
Design Ventura and other resources
A free, annual design challenge for students in years 9, 10 and 11. Registrations are open for schools to enter the competition. From June, visit the display to discover the top ten shortlisted projects alongside the winner idea.
Design and Technology Association
Design and Technology Association provides useful resources, training and events for teachers.
Please visit their website and navigate and take a look at their website.
Oak Academy
There are various KS3 teaching and learning resources available from Oak Academy, which can successfully be used as part of a rich programme to prepare learners for GCSE D&T.
Their AI powered lesson planner, Aila, is also worth to check out.
Subject advisor
Evren Alibaba
Design and Technology
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