Subjects
Engineering
The Subject Way
Firstly, to teach students the vital skills they need to achieve their full potential and gain the very best grades they can. Secondly, to teach students how each subject relates to the wider world, incorporating the life skills they will learn.
It is our belief that knowing how what you learn links to the wider world brings a subject to life and therefore improves overall understanding and engagement.
Why study Engineering?
THIS COURSE IS A MAINLY PRACTICAL BASED QUALIFICATION THAT WILL DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS BY USING A WIDE RANGE OF HAND AND MACHINE SKILLS.
You will develop skills that will enable you to contribute to many disciplines and open up career paths including sciences, design, engineering, manufacturing and teaching. This course is also a desirable qualification for students wishing to take on an engineering apprenticeship post 16
What will I learn about?
In this WJEC course we will teach you how to analyse an engineered product to identify manufacturing criteria such as the correct material to be used.
You will learn how to read engineering drawings and be able to create a working plan of instructions that could be used to make the product from. You will then learn how to complete a range of both hand and machine operations such as turning, milling, brazing, casting and welding so that you can independently produce products from your plans.
How will I be assessed?
Unit 1 (engineering design) The purpose of this unit is for learners to analyse engineered products in order to propose design solutions to meet requirements.
Unit 2 (practical unit) The purpose of this unit is for learners to use their practical skills developed to produce an engineered product of the exam board’s choice.
Unit 3(written exam) The purpose of this exam is for learners to use their knowledge and understanding of engineering processes and material properties to solve problems.
Unit 3 (examined unit) The purpose of this unit is for learners to understand the characteristics of a range of engineering materials and their use in engineered products. Alongside this they will learn about the wider role engineering has on the world we live in, from the analysis of current products through to the environmental impact the use of materials have on the planet.
What are some of the skills I will need?
- A love of practical based learning using metals and plastics and a range of other
- Determination when designing products to solve engineering problems using a range of different 2D and 3D modelling
- Some ability to use different workshop based tools and processes with some
Year-by-Year Subject Breakdown
In Year 7 your child will study:
- How to produce a range of ideas using various drawing techniques, 3D isometric, 2D and quick freehand sketching
- How to use 2D Techsoft Design 2D CAD package
- How to generate design iterations using card modelling
- How to use a range of hand tools and machinery to manufacture their product.
- How to work safely in a workshop environment
- How to evaluate a product they have designed and manufactured.
Your child’s progress will be assessed based on their class work and summative assessments at the end of each project
Typical homework your child might get in Year 7 is:
- Research tasks to undertake to find critical information to aid them in the design and manufacture of their products.
In Year 8 your child will study:
- How to produce a range of ideas using various drawing techniques, 3D isometric, 2D and quick freehand sketching
- How to use 2D Techsoft Design 2D CAD package
- How to generate design iterations using card modelling
- How to use a range of hand tools and machinery to manufacture their product, building on from what they have learnt in Y7
How to evaluate a product they have designed and manufactured and suggest modifications.
Your child’s progress will be assessed based on their classwork and summative assessments at the end of each project.
Typical homework your child might get in Year 8 is:
- Research tasks to undertake to find critical information to aid them in the design and manufacture of their products
In Year 9 your child will study:
- How products are manufactured in industry
- How to interpret technical information to manufacture products
- How to use Adobe Inventor 3D CAD package
- Various materials and their properties
- How to use a range of metalworking machinery
- How to communicate ideas in a professional manner
Your child’s progress will be assessed using in-class quizzes and tests, summative assessments at the end of each half term and a cumulative test at the end of the year, which will test everything they have learnt throughout Year 9.
Typical homework your child might get in Year 9 is:
- Students will be given a homework booklet to work from at the start of the year they will be set a task to complete every week
- Prior to summative exams, student’s homework will be to revise in preparation
In Year 10 your child will study:
- How to interpret technical information to manufacture products
- How to use a range of metalworking machinery
- Revision of topics covered in Y10 in preparation for their final examination
- Their unit 1 and 2 coursework tasks
Your child’s progress will be assessed using in-class quizzes and tests, summative assessments at the end of each half term and a mock exam at the end of the year, which will test everything they have learnt throughout Year 10.
Typical homework your child might get in Year 10 is:
- Students will be given a homework booklet to work from at the start of the year they will be set a task to complete every week
- Prior to summative exams, student’s homework will be to revise in preparation
In Year 11 your child will study:
- Their unit 1 and 2 coursework tasks.
- Revision of topics covered in Y10 in preparation for their final examination
Your child’s progress will be assessed using in-class quizzes and tests, summative assessments at the end of each half term and mock exams at two set points during the year, which will test everything they have learnt throughout Year 11.
Typical homework your child might get in Year 11 is:
- Students will be given a homework booklet to work from at the start of the year they will be set a task to complete every week.
- Prior to summative exams, student’s homework will be to revise in preparation.
Find out more
If you would like more information about our curriculum, please contact Mrs Leng, Headteacher using the details on our contact page.
