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A Level Design and Technology coursework

Askel keeps a log of making sessions, off-site work and progress for the Design and Technology NEA, with a submission pack for each board. NEA (non-exam assessment) is coursework marked in school, then checked by the exam board.

Register interest in Design and Technology How it works
Where it is in the build order
Next A Level: Stop 2. GCSE: Later

Planned order, not dates. Pilot schools can move a subject up.

See the build order

What the boards ask.

One row per board, for students sitting in June 2027.

Design and Technology coursework rules by exam board
Board and codeMarksNoteModeration
AQA 7552 and 7562100, scaled to 200
OCR H404, H405 and H406100H405’s last assessment is in 2028
Pearson 9DT0120
Eduqas100Visiting moderator, 17 to 21 May 2027

AQA 7552 and 7562

Marks
100, scaled to 200

OCR H404, H405 and H406

Marks
100
Note
H405’s last assessment is in 2028

Pearson 9DT0

Marks
120

Eduqas

Marks
100
Moderation
Visiting moderator, 17 to 21 May 2027

GCSE Design and Technology, Engineering (AQA 8852) and Electronics (Eduqas) come later.

Checked on 1 Nov 2026AQA 7552 and 7562OCR H404 to H406Pearson 9DT0Eduqas Design and Technology
Where the admin piles up

The making is the hard part to record.

01

Making sessions, under supervision

Who made what, when, and with whom watching.

02

Off-site manufacture

Work done elsewhere has to be checked before and after.

03

Four ways to send work

Each board wants the portfolio and prototype evidence differently.

What Askel records

Built around each board’s rules.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

Show

A making session log

Each supervised session, with the date, the room and the hours.

Show

Off-site work, checked before and after

A teacher records what went out and what came back.

Show

Progress photos, if you want them

A fingerprint of each photo, so it shows if one is swapped.

Prove

Partner review with another school

A teacher from another school can check your marks.

Prove

A submission pack for each board

The forms and evidence each board asks for.

What stays where it is

Portfolios, prototypes and photos stay where your school keeps them. Askel keeps links, dates and a fingerprint of each file.

Key dates 2026-27

A typical year.

Board dates are fixed. Your school’s dates are Askel’s defaults, and you can change them.

  1. Autumn 2026Design brief and specificationYour school · Next date
  2. Spring 2027Making the prototype, in supervised sessionsYour school
  3. 15 May 2027Marks sent to the exam board, to confirmExam board
  4. 17 to 21 May 2027Eduqas visiting moderatorExam board
AI rules for Design and Technology

What each board adds.

AI tools, like ChatGPT, can write or change text for you. JCQ’s rules apply to every board: students say which AI tools they used, and keep their prompts and what the tool gave them. Each board adds its own notes.

AQAJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.AQA guidance
OCRJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.OCR guidance
PearsonJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.Pearson guidance
WJEC/EduqasJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.WJEC/Eduqas guidance

Askel has no AI in it, and never sends students’ work to AI companies.

Register interest

Register interest in Design and Technology.

We’ll tell you when Design and Technology reaches pilot, and ask what you need first. Pilot schools can move a subject up the order.

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Related guides

Guides for Design and Technology.

GuideGeneral advice or detailed help: what teachers must recordChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideStoring coursework until reviews endChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideHow students should acknowledge AIChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide
All guidesSee the build order
Sources
  • AQA A Level Design and Technology 7552 and 7562 specifications
  • OCR A Level Design and Technology H404, H405 and H406 specifications
  • Pearson Edexcel A Level Design and Technology 9DT0 specification
  • Eduqas A Level Design and Technology specification
  • JCQ Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments 2026-27
Checked on 1 Nov 2026

We check these again each September, when the JCQ documents change. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

From first idea to hand-in, on the record.

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