Andy Knight & Sharon McCarthy 
OCR GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology 

Exam Board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: Design & Technology First Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2019Explore, create, evaluate: help your students to develop an understanding of the iterative design process and to be critical and innovative designers, while developing the knowledge and skills they need for the 2017 OCR GCSE D&T specification. Confidently navigate both the core and in-depth principles of design and technology, including less familiar materials and system components, to ensure your students have the knowledge and understanding they need. Builds a toolkit of knowledge, understanding and design development skills for the chosen materials or systems, with dedicated chapters covering each of the main categories of materials Develops mathematical and scientific skills with practice questions that apply this learning in context Supports the Non-Exam Assessment with guidance on how to approach the Iterative Design Challenge, which includes imaginative and creative examples of student projects to inspire and engage Helps students to prepare for the written assessment with practice questions covering both the ‘core’ and ‘in-depth’ content