Design and Technology

Curriculum narrative

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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 Certificate 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: Home accessories	Food: Skill me up!
Year 8	Resistant materials (RM): Memphis gift	Textiles: Bag for life	Food: Healthy eating
Year 9 and first year GCSE	GCSE Design and technology: timbers, paper and boards or textiles GCSE Food and nutrition See tables below.

Key Stage 3 - Design and Technology

Term rotations (terms 1-3)

Year 7

Resistant materials (RM):

Our planet

Textiles:

Home accessories

Food:

Skill me up!

Year 8

Resistant materials (RM):

Memphis gift

Textiles:

Bag for life

Food:

Healthy eating

Year 9 and first year GCSE

GCSE Design and technology: timbers, paper and boards or textiles

GCSE Food and nutrition

See tables below.

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition
	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2
First year	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
Second year	How to carry out a food investigation Modelling of examples Practical investigations	Non-examined assessment 1 Science investigation Exam questions

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

First year

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

Second year

How to carry out a food investigation

Modelling of examples

Practical investigations

Non-examined assessment 1 Science investigation

Exam questions

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
First year	Macronutrients continued in depth into carbohydrates, protein and fat. Micronutrients continued, vitamins and minerals in detail. Bacteria and enzymes / non-pathogenic bacteria	Cooking of food and heat transfer Cooking methods Heat transfer Allergens and intolerances Nutritional modifications and food through life stages
Second year	Complete non-examined assessment (NEA) 1. Start NEA Task 2 Food sources Food and the environment	Non-examined assessment task 2 practical Revision Sustainability Science of cooking Heat and transfer

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

First year

Macronutrients continued in depth into carbohydrates, protein and fat.

Micronutrients continued, vitamins and minerals in detail.

Bacteria and enzymes / non-pathogenic bacteria

Cooking of food and heat transfer

Cooking methods

Heat transfer

Allergens and intolerances

Nutritional modifications and food through life stages

Second year

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

Food sources

Food and the environment

Non-examined assessment task 2 practical
Revision

Sustainability

Science of cooking

Heat and transfer

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
First year	Food provenance Food source and sustainability British and international cuisine Food choice Diet-related disease incl. CVD, CHD, diabetes and obesity.	Mini-science investigation Non-examined assessment End of year exam Revision
Second year	External theory exam Revision Practise past papers Revision techniques	External theory exam Revision Practise past papers Revision techniques

Key Stage 4 - Food preparation and nutrition

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

First year

Food provenance

Food source and sustainability

British and international cuisine

Food choice

Diet-related disease incl. CVD, CHD, diabetes and obesity.

Mini-science investigation

Non-examined assessment

End of year exam

Revision

Second year

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	RO57: Preconception health RO57: Reproduction Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.	RO57: Antenatal care Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.
Year 11	Non-examined assessment: RO59: Understand the development of a child from one to five years.	Non-examined assessment: RO59: Understand the development of a child from one to five years. Mock exam

Key Stage 4 - Child development

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

Year 10

RO57: Preconception health

RO57: Reproduction

Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.

RO57: Antenatal care

Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.

Year 11

Non-examined assessment: RO59: Understand the development of a child from one to five years.

Mock exam

Key Stage 4 - Child development
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
Year 10	RO57: Preparation for birth Year 10 Mid-year exam Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.	RO57: Postnatal checks Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.
Year 11	Non-examined assessment (NEA) deadline for RO59. Revision for RO57 - preconception health and reproduction.	Revision for RO57 - antenatal care and preparation for birth. Revision and practice exam papers

Key Stage 4 - Child development

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

Year 10

RO57: Preparation for birth

Year 10 Mid-year exam

Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.

RO57: Postnatal checks

Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years.

Year 11

Non-examined assessment (NEA) deadline for RO59.

Revision for RO57 - preconception health and reproduction.

Revision for RO57 - antenatal care and preparation for birth.

Revision and practice exam papers

Key Stage 4 - Child development
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
Year 10	RO57: Postnatal care Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years - NEA deadline.	RO57: childhood illness and child-safe environment. Year 10 end of year exam
Year 11	Revision for RO57 post natal check, post natal care, conditions for development, childhood illness and creating a safe environment. Mock exam and practice exam papers

Key Stage 4 - Child development

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

Year 10

RO57: Postnatal care

Non-examined assessment: RO58: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years - NEA deadline.

RO57: childhood illness and child-safe environment.

Year 10 end of year exam

Year 11

Revision for RO57 post natal check, post natal care, conditions for development, childhood illness and creating a safe environment.

Mock exam and practice exam papers

Key Stage 4 - Paper and boards
	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2
First year	Cinema project - a point of sale display stand and popcorn packaging.	Pop-up book - advertising popular culture e.g. fashion, dance, film, television and laser cut merchandise.
Second year	Paper cards and boards Thermoplastics Non-examined assessment	Presentation Working drawings (BS conventions) Surface development Information drawings Non-examined assessment

Key Stage 4 - Paper and boards

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

First year

Cinema project - a point of sale display stand and popcorn packaging.

Pop-up book - advertising popular culture e.g. fashion, dance, film, television and laser cut merchandise.

Second year

Paper cards and boards Thermoplastics

Non-examined assessment

Presentation
Working drawings (BS conventions)
Surface development Information drawings

Non-examined assessment

Key Stage 4 - Graphics
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
First year	Board game Mid-year exam	Board game Alternative poster
Second year	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

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

First year

Board game

Mid-year exam

Board game

Alternative poster

Second year

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 - Paper and boards
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
First year	Pop-up books	Pop-up books Revision Non-examined assessment End of year exam
Second year	Mock Exam Revision Exam technique Design question preparation

Key Stage 4 - Paper and boards

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

First year

Pop-up books

Revision

Non-examined assessment

End of year exam

Second year

Mock Exam

Revision

Exam technique

Design question preparation

Key Stage 4 - Textiles
	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2
First year	Decorative Techniques (surface finishes)	Construction and decorative techniques
Second year	Non-examined assessment (NEA) Finish Research Specifications Design ideas	Non-examined assessment (NEA) Review of ideas Development/modelling Toiles/decorative techniques

Key Stage 4 - Textiles

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

First year

Decorative Techniques (surface finishes)

Construction and decorative techniques

Second year

Non-examined assessment (NEA)

Finish Research

Specifications

Design ideas

Non-examined assessment (NEA)

Review of ideas

Development/modelling

Toiles/decorative techniques

Key Stage 4 - Textiles
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
First year	Fabric construction Practical – Skirt Mid-year exam	Continue with skirt Design ideas and developments for clock (mixed media project using decorative techniques) (pre-NEA project)
Second year	Non-examined assessment (NEA) Decorative techniques Making	Non-examined assessment Making Manufacturing diary Testing and evaluation Revision Exam practice

Key Stage 4 - Textiles

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

First year

Fabric construction

Practical – Skirt

Mid-year exam

Continue with skirt

Design ideas and developments for clock (mixed media project using decorative techniques) (pre-NEA project)

Second year

Non-examined assessment (NEA)

Decorative techniques

Making

Non-examined assessment

Making

Manufacturing diary

Testing and evaluation

Revision

Exam practice

Key Stage 4 - Textiles
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
First year	E-textiles Smart Materials Lined gusseted bag (CAM laser pocket) Photoshop	Start GCSE Coursework Catch up with any outstanding decorative or construction techniques / components Research
Second year	Revision Exam practice	Revision GCSE Exam

Key Stage 4 - Textiles

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

First year

E-textiles

Smart Materials

Lined gusseted bag (CAM laser pocket)

Photoshop

Start GCSE Coursework

Catch up with any outstanding decorative or construction techniques / components

Research

Second year

Revision

Exam practice

Revision

GCSE Exam

Key Stage 4 - Timbers
	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2
First year	Trophy - CA/CAM, forming, joining and finishing metals, polymers and timbers	Mechanicla toy Wood turning
Second year	Finish task analysis	Ideas review Revision for mock Mock exam

Key Stage 4 - Timbers

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

First year

Trophy - CA/CAM, forming, joining and finishing metals, polymers and timbers

Mechanicla toy

Wood turning

Second year

Finish task analysis

Ideas review

Revision for mock

Mock exam

Key Stage 4 - Timbers
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
First year	Mechanical toy Timbers exam question - cow, candle, laminating Mid-year exam	Timbers exam question - cow, candle, laminating Wood joints Vacuum forming, drape forming, laminating acrylic
Second year	Order materials Core revision	Core revision Testing and evaluation

Key Stage 4 - Timbers

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

First year

Mechanical toy

Timbers exam question - cow, candle, laminating

Mid-year exam

Timbers exam question - cow, candle, laminating

Wood joints

Vacuum forming, drape forming, laminating acrylic

Second year

Order materials

Core revision

Testing and evaluation

Key Stage 4 - Timbers
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
First year	Metals - forming and joining Begin mini Non-examined assessment (NEA): designer lamp	Mini NEA - designer lamp End of year exam NEA - analysis and front cover
Year 11	Revision of core and timbers	Final revision and sit final exam - date to be confirmed

Key Stage 4 - Timbers

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

First year

Metals - forming and joining

Begin mini Non-examined assessment (NEA): designer lamp

Mini NEA - designer lamp

End of year exam

NEA - analysis and front cover

Year 11

Revision of core and timbers

Final revision and sit final exam - date to be confirmed

Key Stage 5 - Product design
	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2
Year 12	Introdution project - card modelling Wood joints FPTs Timber theory ICT drawing and communication skills Exam practice	Children’s stool project Perfume bottle design and prototyping Paper and boards and polymer theory Theory exam questions and practice
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 practice

Key Stage 5 - Product design

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

Year 12

Introdution project - card modelling

Wood joints FPTs

Timber theory

ICT drawing and communication skills

Exam practice

Children’s stool project

Perfume bottle design and prototyping

Paper and boards and polymer theory

Theory exam questions and practice

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 practice

Key Stage 5
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
Year 12	Children's stool project Perfume bottle - advertising and packaging Polymer theory Theory exam questions and practice	Children's stool project Onshape tutorials - CAD Design era - design inspiration Tear down - life cycle analysis of a product Metal theory
Year 13	Criteria 4: Manufacture and modelling Mock Exam Theory exam questions and practice	Criteria 4: Manufacturing and modelling Theory exam questions and prcatice

Key Stage 5

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2

Year 12

Children's stool project

Perfume bottle - advertising and packaging

Polymer theory

Theory exam questions and practice

Children's stool project

Onshape tutorials - CAD

Design era - design inspiration

Tear down - life cycle analysis of a product

Metal theory

Year 13

Criteria 4: Manufacture and modelling

Mock Exam

Theory exam questions and practice

Criteria 4: Manufacturing and modelling

Theory exam questions and prcatice

Key Stage 5
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
Year 12	Allimals project - manufacturing systems and mass production Allimals packaging and advertising Theory exam questions and lessons	Intorduction into non-examined assessment (NEA) Theory exam questions and practice
Year 13	Criteria 5: Conclusions, evaluations and recommendations Revision: theory exam practice and questions	Revision: theory exam practice and questions

Key Stage 5

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

Year 12

Allimals project - manufacturing systems and mass production

Allimals packaging and advertising

Theory exam questions and lessons

Intorduction into non-examined assessment (NEA)

Theory exam questions and practice

Year 13

Criteria 5: Conclusions, evaluations and recommendations

Revision: theory exam practice and questions

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