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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.

Key Stage 3 - Design and Technology

 

Term rotations (terms 1-3)

Year 7

Resistant materials (RM):

Our planet

Textiles:

Patch work cushion

Food:

Skill me up!

Year 8

Resistant materials (RM):

Designing and making a lamp

Textiles:

Bag for life

Food:

Healthy eating

Year 9

Resistant materials (RM):

Same units studied at KS4

Textiles:

Same units studied at KS4

Food:

Same units studied at KS4

 

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition

 

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

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

Year 11

How to carry out a food investigation

Modelling of examples

Practical investigations

Non examined assessment 1 Practical assessment

Exam questions

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition

 

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

Year 10

Macronutrients continued

Micronutrients continued
Cultural cooking, food choice

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

Year 11

Complete non examined assessment (NEA) 1.
Start NEA Task 2

Food sources

Food and the environment

NEA task 2 practical
Revision

Sustainability

Science of cooking

Heat and transfer

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition

 

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

Year 10

Food provenance

Food source and sustainability

Mini Science investigation

Non examined assessment

End of year exam

Revision

Year 11

External theory exam

Revision

Practise past papers

Revision techniques

External theory exam

Revision

Practise past papers

Revision techniques

 

Key Stage 4 - Child development

 

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

Year 10

Roles and responsibilities of parenthood

Reproduction

Antenatal care

Preparation for birth

Delivery

labour (exam)

End of unit test

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

Key Stage 4 - Child development

 

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

Year 10

End of unit test

Postnatal

Development (exam)

 

Childhood illnesses

Safety

Diet

1-5 years

End of unit test

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

Key Stage 4 - Child development

 

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

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

Year 11

Revision

Mock and practice exam papers

Written exam

 

Key Stage 4 - Graphics

 

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

Year 10

Bottle design

Bottle branding

Fragrance - POS (point of sale)

Year 11

Papers cards and boards Thermoplastics

Non examined assessment

 

Presentation
Working drawings (BS conventions)
Surface developments Information drawings

Non examined assessment
 

Key Stage 4 - Graphics

 

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

Year 10

Board game

Board game

Alternative poster

Year 11

Paper engineering
Product life cycle
Evaluation techniques
Social, moral and environmental issues
ICT
Non examined assessment

Health and safety
Systems, control procedures Smart and modern materials

Flow charts
Ergonomics

Non examined assessment

Key Stage 4 - Graphics

 

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

Year 10

Pop-up books

Pop-up books

Revision

Non examined assessment

End of year exam

Year 11

Mock Exam

Revision

Exam technique

Design question preparation

 

 

Key Stage 4 - Textiles

 

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

Year 10

Decorative Techniques (surface finishes)

Construction and decorative techniques

Electronics practical

Year 11

Non examined assessment (NEA)

Finish Research

Specifications

Design ideas

NEA

Development/modelling

toiles/decorative techniques

Key Stage 4 - Textiles

 

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

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)

Year 11

Non examined assessment (NEA)

Making

NEA

Manufacturing diary

Testing and evaluation

Revision

PPE (mock)

Key Stage 4 - Textiles

 

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

Year 10

Lined gusseted bag (CAM laser pocket)

Smart Materials

Core

Photoshop

Start GCSE Coursework

Research

Year 11

Revision

Revision

GCSE Exam

 

Key Stage 4 - Resistant materials

 

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

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

 

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

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

Key Stage 4 - Resistant materials

 

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

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

Year 11

Making/construction:

Assessment

Core Papers and boards

Energy - electronic card/game

Exam questions

Finish making and evaluation and testing:

Mock Exam- PPE

 

Key Stage 4 - Resistant materials

 

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

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

 

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

 

 

Key Stage 5 - Product Design

 

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

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

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

Key Stage 5

 

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

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

Year 13

Criteria 4: Manufacture and modelling

Mock Exam

Theory exam questions and  lessons

Criteria 4: Manufacturing and modelling

Theory exam questions and  lessons

Key Stage 5

 

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

Year 12

Design Tasks

Introduction into non examined assessment (NEA)

Theory exam questions and lessons

Non examined assessment (NEA)

Theory exam questions and lessons

Year 13

Criteria 5: Conclusions, evaluations and recommendations

Revision:  theory and practice exam questions

Revision