October 2022 Design and Technology update
Welcome to your October 2022 Design and Technology update to keep you up-to-date with the latest.
Reminder on the NEA arrangements in 2022/2023
In summer 2023, Non-examined assessment (NEA) will be assessed in it`s entirety, without any adaptations.
What about the exam? Is there Advance Information?
The DfE and Ofqual have recently confirmed a return on assessment and grading in 2023, meaning that there will not be advance information. Read more below.
Exams head back to normality in 2023 - press release
Grading exams and assessments in summer 2023 and autumn 2022
Provisional exam timetables - summer 2022
Provisional timetables for GCSE and A level qualifications are now available. Once these timetables are final, they can be found on the timetables page.
Training
There is a selection of on-demand and live training events available for GCSE and A level Design and Technology. See below
GCSE D&T - Coursework marking training event - module 1-3 (on-demand)
GCSE D&T - Coursework marking training event - module 4 (live - 06.12.22)
A level D&T - Coursework marking training event - module 1-3 (on-demand)
Doodle workbooks for GCSE D&T
Doodle, working in collaboration with Pearson Edexcel, has created this workbook, which is designed to help students cover all of the core subject content, and one material specialism of their choice, ready for their examination. The workbook contains ideas on how to engage with some of the course content, space to discuss health and safety and aspects around mathematics in D&T, and has open spaces to stick worksheets in or to simply sketch.
Subject advisor
Evren Alibaba
Design and Technology
