GCSE - In years 10 and 11 the subject follows the WJEC Design and Technology:  Resistant Material specification. This provides an opportunity for the pupil to experience the production of their own design prototypes from conception through to testing and evaluation of the finished product.  The first year of the course consists of a number of short focussed ‘design and make’ tasks that will give the pupils the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle the Controlled Assessment Task (CAT) in the second year.  These skills include graphic communication, presentation drawing, Desk Top Publishing, workshop production skills such as machining skills, moulding, CAD/CAM, etc  The specification content also looks at the deeper and broader issues affecting design such as sustainability, legislative issues and commercial manufacturing.  Students leave year 10 having covered the majority of the theory and skills required for Year 11 and have a sound grasp of what is expected in the CAT.  WJEC Specification