Design and Technology
Curriculum intent:
- Design and technology prepares students to participate in tomorrow’s rapidly changing technologies. They learn to think and intervene creatively to improve quality of life.
- The subject calls for students to become autonomous and creative problem solvers, as individuals and members of teams. They must look for needs, wants and opportunities and respond to them by developing a range of ideas and making products and systems.
- They combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetics, social and environmental issues, function and industrial practices. As they do so, they reflect on and evaluate past and present design and technology, its uses and effects.
- Through design and technology, all students can become discriminating and informed users of products, and become innovators.
- Through a variety of creative and practical activities, students will be taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making.
- Within Design and Technology students will gain knowledge and skills in a number of disciplines including: Food Technology, Textiles, Graphics, Resistant Materials and Child development.The broad range of disciplines allow students to have experience working with a variety of materials, techniques and processes but holistically knowing they are all part of the Design and Technology family.
Exam board: GCSE: Edexcel Level1/Level 2 GCSE (-1) Design and Technology (1DT0).
GCSE in Food preparation and nutrition: AQA GCSE.
Child Development: OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certifiate in Child Development (120 GLH) J818.
A Level: AQA Design and Technology - product design.
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Key Stage 3 - Design and Technology |
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Term rotations (terms 1-3) |
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Year 7 |
Resistant materials (RM): Our planet |
Textiles: Patch work cushion |
Food: Skill me up! |
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Year 8 |
Resistant materials (RM): Designing and making a lamp |
Textiles: Bag for life |
Food: Healthy eating |
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Year 9 |
Resistant materials (RM): Same units studied at KS4 |
Textiles: Same units studied at KS4 |
Food: Same units studied at KS4 |
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Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Health and safety Nutrition General practical skills Weighing and measuring Why is food cooked? Bacteria and food poisoning |
Health and Safety continued Macronutrients Micronutrients Cooking with high risk foods End of unit tests |
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Year 11 |
How to carry out a food investigation Modelling of examples Practical investigations |
Non examined assessment 1 Practical assessment Exam questions |
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Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Macronutrients continued Micronutrients continued Religious and nutritional needs Cuisines from around the world End of unit test |
Cooking of food and heat transfer Cooking methods Heat transfer Allergens and intolerances Nutritional modifications and food through life stages |
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Year 11 |
Complete non examined assessment (NEA) 1. Food sources Food and the environment |
NEA task 2 practical Sustainability Science of cooking Heat and transfer |
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Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Food provenance Food source and sustainability |
Mini Science investigation Non examined assessment End of year exam Revision |
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Year 11 |
External theory exam Revision Practise past papers Revision techniques |
External theory exam Revision Practise past papers Revision techniques |
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Key Stage 4 - Child development |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Roles and responsibilities of parenthood Reproduction |
Antenatal care Preparation for birth Delivery labour (exam) End of unit test |
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Year 11 |
Child safety continued Developmental norms/benefits of play Nutritional guidelines, nutrients, weaning, feeding solutions, meals End of unit test |
Play Nutritional guidelines, nutrients, weaning, feeding solutions, bottle, breast, pureed feeding, balanced meals |
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Key Stage 4 - Child development |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
End of unit test Postnatal Development (exam)
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Childhood illnesses Safety Diet 1-5 years End of unit test |
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Year 11 |
Play Nutritional guidelines, nutrients, weaning, feeding solutions, meals Non examined assessment (NEA) |
Feeding solutions Play NEA Deadlines for submission Revision and practice exam papers |
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Key Stage 4 - Child development |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Child Safety Nutritional guidelines, nutrients, weaning, feeding solutions Mock End of unit test |
Nutritional guidelines, nutrients, weaning, feeding solutions Intro to developmental norms End of unit test |
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Year 11 |
Revision Mock and practice exam papers |
Written exam |
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Key Stage 4 - Graphics |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Bottle design Bottle branding |
Fragrance - POS (point of sale) |
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Year 11 |
Papers cards and boards Thermoplastics Non examined assessment
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Presentation Non examined assessment |
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Key Stage 4 - Graphics |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Board game |
Board game Alternative poster |
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Year 11 |
Paper engineering |
Health and safety Flow charts Non examined assessment |
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Key Stage 4 - Graphics |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Pop-up books |
Pop-up books Revision Non examined assessment End of year exam |
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Year 11 |
Mock Exam Revision Exam technique Design question preparation |
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Key Stage 4 - Textiles |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Decorative Techniques (surface finishes) |
Construction and decorative techniques Electronics practical |
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Year 11 |
Non examined assessment (NEA) Finish Research Specifications Design ideas |
NEA Development/modelling toiles/decorative techniques |
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Key Stage 4 - Textiles |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Practical – Skirt Diary of making 2D draw - button |
Design ideas and Developments for Clock (mixed media project using decorative techniques) (pre-NEA project) |
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Year 11 |
Non examined assessment (NEA) Making |
NEA Manufacturing diary Testing and evaluation Revision PPE (mock) |
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Key Stage 4 - Textiles |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Lined gusseted bag (CAM laser pocket) Smart Materials Core Photoshop |
Start GCSE Coursework Research |
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Year 11 |
Revision |
Revision GCSE Exam |
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Key Stage 4 - Resistant materials |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Manufacturing processes Equipment and processes used to make prototypes Surface finishes Composite materials Thermoforming polymers Communication techniques Non-ferrous metals Exam practice q5a - trophy Famous designers
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Product analysis Communication techniques Timbers Exam practice q6d Ash Drilling Impact on the environment Design task: recycled HDPE keyring Exam practice q6b, c and q6d Analyse a product - desk accessory Analyse a product - mobile phone holder, earbud tidy, jewellery |
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Year 11 |
Research/Design Ideas: Stock forms and sizes Mechanical devices Exam questions |
Development/modelling: New and emerging Programmable components Smart, composite and technical textiles Strengthening timber Exam questions |
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Key Stage 4 - Resistant materials |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Communication techniques Environmental perspective Sources of timber Equipment and processes used to make prototypes Analyse a product - furniture |
Equipment and processes used to make prototypes Design contexts Sources of timber making: Timbers Equipment and processes used to make prototypes Selection of timber Analyse a product - bicycle |
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Year 11 |
Making/construction: Assessment Core Papers and boards Energy - electronic card/game Exam questions |
Finish making and evaluation and testing: Mock Exam- PPE |
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Key Stage 4 - Resistant materials |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Mini Non examined assessment (NEA) Design contexts Investigation Brief and Specification Product analysis and disassembly - lamp Polymers Impact on People Electronic systems CAD - 2D design CAM - Laser cutter Development Model making Prototypes |
Mini NEA Development Making Ferrous Metals and alloys - Casting, flowcharts, systems Communication techniques Begin final NEA
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Year 11 |
Revision - exam questions - short and long answer questions HIPS and Biopol and thermosetting polymers Environmental, social, economic challenges Textiles Critical evaluation, current and future scenarios, ethical considerations, environmental perspectives |
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Key Stage 5 - Product Design |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 12 |
Revision wood joints capability task ICT drawing and communication skills Theory exam questions and lessons |
Children’s stool project Children's toothbrush Theory exam questions and lessons |
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Year 13 |
Criteria 1: Context and objectives Criteria 2: Plan of action and clarification of problem Theory exam questions and lessons |
Criteria 3: Development of design proposal Theory exam questions and lessons |
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Key Stage 5 |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 12 |
Children's stool project Lamp upcycling project Children's Toothbrush Theory exam questions and lessons |
Lamp upcycling project Children's Toothbrush Theory exam questions and lessons |
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Year 13 |
Criteria 4: Manufacture and modelling Mock Exam Theory exam questions and lessons |
Criteria 4: Manufacturing and modelling Theory exam questions and lessons |
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Key Stage 5 |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 12 |
Design Tasks Introduction into non examined assessment (NEA) Theory exam questions and lessons |
Non examined assessment (NEA) Theory exam questions and lessons |
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Year 13 |
Criteria 5: Conclusions, evaluations and recommendations Revision: theory and practice exam questions |
Revision |