Design and Technology 2023/2024 - GCSE and A level Design and Technology Support Session

Oct 20, 2026

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Support session materials for Design and Technology 2023/2024 covering GCSE and A level. Includes reminders on post-results services and the JCQ guidance on options such as clerical checks and reviews of marking/moderation. Provides key summer 2023 and summer 2024 deadlines, provisional grade boundaries and grade statistics, plus GCSE contextual challenge guidance. Adds requirements for independent work and digital portfolio creation via Learner Work Transfer, with training access links and NEA delivery resources.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time50 min

AccessFree to download

Reminders about post results services

Key dates – summer 2023

Grade boundaries

Grade statistics (provisional)

Contextual challenges (GCSE only)

Learner Work Transfer

Training

Materials and resources to help deliver GCSE and A level D&T

Design and Technology 2023/2024 GCSE and A level Design and Technology, Subject Advisor support session . 12 September 2023 1 In this event: • Reminders about Post Results Services/Review of Results • Key dates • Grade boundaries and grade statistics (provisional)– summer 2023 • Contextual challenges for summer 2024 submissions • Materials from summer 2023 series, including past papers and examiner reports • Training – what`s available and how to access them • Materials and resources to help deliver GCSE and A level D&T • Past papers, now including summer 2023 papers, mark schemes and examiner reports. • Delivery guide and exemplar materials for the NEA • Published resources • Doodle workbook • New Designers list • Networking, sharing good practice and your questions • Support and contact Reminder about post results services If you're a centre with a concern about a student's results, you can use our post-results services . JCQ guidance below: > JCQ guidance on post results services | Services:
1) Free Access the Scripts (ATS)
1) Service 1: Clerical check
2) Service 2: Review of marking
3) Service 2P: Priority review of marking
4) Service 3: Review of moderation | Which should I choose? | | --- | --- | Key dates – summer 2023 | Activity | Date | | --- | --- | | Review of Results deadline, including review of moderation | 28 September 2023 | | A level D&T NEA support event | 2 October 2023 | | GCSE D&T NEA support event | 4 October 2023 | | Access to Scripts (Script viewer) | 15 December 2023 | | Entry deadline for summer 2024 series | 21 February 2024 | | NEA submissions deadline | 15 May 2024 | | A level D&T Component 1 exam | 05 June 2024 | | GCSE D&T Component 1 exam | 18 June 2024 | | A level Results day | 15 August 2024 | | GCSE Results day | 22 August 2024 | Key dates page Grade boundaries Grade boundaries for summer 2023 are online. There are 2 documents each for GCSE and A level qualifications. 1) Grade boundaries (Full) 2) Notional component grade boundaries (Showing exam and NEA separately) Paper 2 for D&T in the document is theNEA notional grade boundaries | GCSE | A level | | --- | --- | | GCSE Grade boundaries | A level Grade boundaries | | GCSE Notional component grade boundaries | A level Notional component grade boundaries | Grade statistics (provisional) Grade statistics summarise the overall grade outcomes of candidates sitting Pearson examinations. > GCSE Provisional grade statistics > A level Provisional grade statistics Contextual challenges (GCSE only) Contextual challenges for summer 2024 submissions were published on 1 June 2023. In the document, there are 3 themes and 6 contextual challenges (2 per theme) in total. Please remember that: - Learners must independently select the contextual challenge they want to focus on for their NEA. - Learners must select one of the 6 challenges available. - Contextual challenges are open for interpretation and learners should work on the challenge selected to identify a design problem/situation, rather then directly identifying a product. - Learners should have a user centred design approach in their design and make project and ensure that user needs and wants are met in responding to the identified design problem/situation. - Learners must work independently throughout. Learner Work Transfer Please remember to take a digital approach for portfolio creation as there are no hard copy submissions. All NEA samples are submitted through Learner Work Transfer (LWT) . > Slides on preparing digital portfolios > Design and Technology – LWT guidance Training | Event | Date | Link to
access/register | | --- | --- | --- | | GCSE D&T New to Edexcel training | On demand | Access training | | GCSE D&T Coursework Marking training | On demand | Access training | | | | | | A level D&T New to Edexcel training | On demand | Access training | | A Level D&T Coursework M

FAQs

What post-results services are available and how do clerical checks and marking reviews differ?

Centres concerned about a student’s results can use post-results services. Options include a clerical check, a review of marking, a priority review of marking, and a review of moderation, with JCQ guidance provided on choosing the right service.

What are the key NEA-related deadlines for summer 2024?

Entry deadlines for the summer 2024 series are 21 February 2024, and NEA submissions are due by 15 May 2024. Component 1 exams are on 05 June 2024 for A level and 18 June 2024 for GCSE.

How should learners approach GCSE contextual challenges and NEA portfolio submission?

Learners must independently select one contextual challenge from the available set and interpret it to identify a design problem or situation, using a user-centred design approach. Portfolio work is submitted digitally through Learner Work Transfer, with no hard copy submissions.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by nayy☆