Written Paper - How are the question papers changing for the 2028-2030 Syllabus?

Paper 1: Product Design has been redesigned to focus on the common content and reduce the emphasis on idea generation. Optional questions have been removed. The duration has been reduced to 1 hour.

The option ‘Resistant materials’ has been renamed ‘Materials’. Paper 3, Materials, has been refreshed to allow candidates to answer with knowledge of the materials they are most familiar with. Optional questions have been removed. The duration is unchanged.

Paper 4, Systems and Control, has been removed.

Paper 5, Graphic Products, is renumbered as Paper 4. Optional questions have been removed. The duration is unchanged.