Undertake brief development to address an issue within a determined context
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In this internal assessment, Year 13 students work through the early planning stages of a technology project by developing a 'brief' — a document that clearly defines what needs to be made and why. Students start by identifying a real issue in a given context (for example, outdoor living, sustainable energy, or sport), figure out who is affected by it, and then build up a detailed set of specifications that would allow someone to judge whether a finished product actually solves the problem properly. The whole process involves ongoing conversations with stakeholders (people connected to the issue) and thinking carefully about social, cultural, ethical, and environmental factors — not just whether the product works technically.
You have identified an issue, explained the context, found a need or opportunity within it, consulted stakeholders, and produced a final brief with specifications tied to the issue.
Everything at Achieved, plus you clearly demonstrate HOW each specification lets someone judge whether the outcome is fit for purpose in the broadest sense — you make the link between the spec and the judgement explicit.
Everything at Merit, plus you JUSTIFY WHY those specifications are the right measures of fitness for purpose. Your reasoning is thorough, well-supported, and shows deep understanding of all the social, ethical, cultural, and technical factors at play.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.