Design and Technology
Overview
Technology
Key Stage 3:
Pupils will cover five rotations each academic year:-
Rotation 1: Food and Nutrition
Rotation 2: Product Design
Rotation 3: Woodwork
Rotation 4: Textiles
Rotation 5: Systems and Control
Key Stage 4: Year 10
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
Autumn 1: Food, nutrition and health
Autumn: Food Science
Spring 1: Food Safety
Spring 2: Food Provenance
Summer 1: Food Choice
Summer 2: Clarification of misconceptions within the Food Industry.
GCSE Design and Technology
Autumn 1: Core Knowledge and understanding on the impact of new and emerging technologies.
Autumn 2: In depth knowledge and understanding of Product Design to support design and make activities.
Spring 1: Core skills for Product Designers. Pupils will develop and apply core skills in Product Design by a series of focussed practical tasks.
Spring 2: Pupils will be working with a variety of materials and processes
Summer 1: Pupils will be producing prototypes out of a variety of materials.
Summer 2: Set Task issued by WJEC and given to pupils, Research undertaken into existing products.
Year 11:
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
Autumn 1: Set task issued by AQA. Research, Investigating and Analysis
Autumn 2: Task 2 issued by AQA- Skills trial and planning for the final menu
Spring 1: Final Menu and Final Dish
Summer 1: Evaluation and manufacturing techniques
GCSE Design and Technology
Autumn 1: Identify design possibilities. Research and Analysis
Autumn 2: Design ideas and modelling.
Spring 1: Making of the final product
Spring 2: Evaluating the final product
BTEC ART AND DESIGN
Year 12
Autumn 1: Unit 1 - Visual recording in Art and Design
Autumn 2: Unit 2 - Materials, Techniques and Processes in Art and Design
Spring 1: Unit 2 - Materials, Techniques and Processes in Art and Design
Spring 2: Unit 3 – Ideas and Concepts in Art and Design
Summer 1: Unit 3 – Ideas and Concepts in Art and Design
Summer 2: Unit 4 - Communication through Art and Design
Year 13
Autumn 1: Unit 51 - 3D Computer Modelling
Autumn 2: Unit 51 - 3D Computer Modelling
Spring 1: Unit 97 - Product Design
Spring 2: Unit 97 - Product Design