GCSE Design Technology Revision Tracker AQA

A complete RAG-rated revision tracker for AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552). Covers every Section A, B and C topic students need for Paper 1. Editable Excel + print-ready PDF.

Full product description

Help your GCSE D&T students take ownership of their revision with this complete, classroom-ready revision tracker for the AQA 8552 specification.

This pack covers every subtopic students need to revise for Paper 1, structured around the three sections of the specification:

• Section A — Core Technical Principles (new and emerging technologies, energy, new materials, systems, mechanical devices, working properties)

• Section B — Specialist Technical Principles (all seven material areas at overview level: papers & boards, timber, metals, polymers, textiles, electronic systems, mechanical systems)

• Section C — Designing and Making Principles (investigation, design strategies, communication, prototyping, materials management, tools, processes and finishes)

For every subtopic, students:

• Rate their confidence using a Red / Amber / Green system

• Tick off when they’ve completed revision

• Tick off when they’ve answered an exam-style practice question

• Note key weak areas to come back to

What’s included

• Editable Excel tracker (.xlsx) — with dropdown menus, conditional formatting, and an automated Summary tab that counts R / A / G ratings and completed work across all three sections

• Print-ready PDF tracker (.pdf, A4 landscape, 8 pages) — perfect for revision folders, homework, or parents’ evenings

• A teacher ‘How to use’ page

Ideal for

• Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE D&T students sitting the AQA 8552 written paper

• Form tutors and intervention sessions

• Homework, holiday revision packs, and exam countdown weeks

• SLT / parents’ evening evidence of independent revision

Editable in Excel, Google Sheets, Word, Canva or PowerPoint. UK English. Always check against the latest AQA specification.

This resource is independent and not endorsed by AQA. Please double-check the current AQA 8552 specification before classroom use, as exam boards can update content.