Subject Leader
Mr D Bibbington D.Bibbington@beverleygrammar.co.uk
Teachers
Mrs L Mulligan L.Mulligan@beverleygrammar.co.uk
Miss S Carress S.Carress@beverleygrammar.co.uk
Subject Content
KS3
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Design |
Introduction to the workshop environment;
Health and safety, sketching skills, technical drawings, correct use of tools, accurate measuring and marking, basic woodworking joints. |
Eco house project;
Use of computer aided design (CAD). Rendering final designs. Ecological and sustainable building methods and power generation. Model making skills. Working to scales. |
Night mood light;
Identifying circuit components, correctly populating and soldering components into a printed circuit board (PCB). Using batch production methods/jigs to manufacture a wooden frame and base for the product. Design styles and movements of the 20th century. Using design styles as inspiration. |
Engineering |
Touch torch;
Making a working PCB and soft touch torch. Prototyping circuit designs using computer simulation software, using breadboards for testing, soldering and basic manufacturing skills to create a housing for the product. |
Model Siege Weapon;
Design and manufacture a working model siege weapon. Types of motion and mechanisms, structural elements, types of timber, accurate making skills including joinery, costings and working to a budget. |
Bottle opener;
Industry standard CAD modelling- parametric CAD software packages, reading, understanding and producing engineering drawings, working to tolerances and basic metalworking skills.
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Food |
Food safety, nutrition and healthy eating;
Practical skills covered include; basic knife skills, the rubbing in method, boiling and simmering, shallow frying, stewing fruit, creaming method, basic sauce making, food hygiene and preventing cross contamination. |
Food science and provenance of ingredients;
Practical skills covered include; roux sauce, dough making and kneading, creaming method, thickening sauces, whisking and pastry making and shaping. |
Food choice and special diets;
Religious diets, ethical choices, legislation, labelling and food intolerances Pasta making, separating eggs, beating and stiffening, drying, using a bain-marie, seasoning, shaping pastry, filo folding and sealing, binding and forming meatballs, rolling and slicing doughs, hot holding stock and risotto making. |
KS4
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