Grade 9 example NEA AQA GCSE design & technology portfolio
This NEA was awarded full marks. It can be used as an aid by students as a kind of template to see what they need to include.
It was completed in 2023 so the NEA topic was ‘A souvenir from a place of interest’, however the content covered is applicable for any topic.
Slide titles:
front cover
task analysis
mood board
primary research and client interview
secondary research and product analyses
looking at where the product will be stored
design specification, design brief, summary
initial designs
developed designs
prototyping, modelling and testing
material analysis
other preparation
final design (exploded isometric sketch)
manufacturing specification
use of CAD and CAM
making in the workshop
evaluation