What’s changing?
In the Specimen and Additional Specimen Assessment Materials (SAMs and AdSAMs) of the Employer Set Project (ESP) for the T Level in Craft and Design, Tasks 2A and 2B and the related mark schemes refer to students using ‘design principles’ as part of the development and communication of their designs. As the term ‘design principles’ is not referred to in the Core content being assessed through the ESP, to ensure clarity for students, we will be removing the term from the specimen materials and mark schemes, and it will not appear in live assessments.
Although students are not expected to understand the term ‘design principles’ for the ESP assessment, communication of design ideas and design features are assessed, and will be referred to as ‘features’ of their designs, such as shape, form, colour, materials etc. This term is exemplified in Tasks 2A and 2B to ensure student understanding.
