Subject Leader
Mr D Bibbington D.Bibbington@beverleygrammar.co.uk
Teachers
Mrs K Dunkerley K.Dunkerley@beverleygrammar.co.uk
Mrs L Mulligan L.Mulligan@beverleygrammar.co.uk
Mr R Oldridge R.Oldridge@beverleygrammar.co.uk
Subject Content
KS3
Assessment system
D&T KS3 Grade Descriptors 2016 (Y7)
Year 7 overview
Design
- Sketching Skills
- Focussed practical skills building tasks
- Introduction to basic workshop tools and practices
Engineering
- Introduction to electrical systems and designing circuit boards
- Design of a touch sensitive torch and casing
Food
- Health, nutrition and basic food hygiene
- A range of savoury and sweet dishes are also cooked to build students practical skills.
Year 8 overview
Design
- Introduction to sustainability and the importance of ecological design
- Understanding of a design brief and specification and how these influence the design process
- Introduction to plan views and elevations
- Introduction to CAD software skills using introductory packages
- Design and manufacture of a scale model of an ecological house of the future
Engineering
- Introduction to the concepts of;
- mechanisms,
- forces,
- motions,
- material properties
- Understanding of orthographic projection and manufacturing specifications
- Consideration of costings when manufacturing a product
- Design and manufacture of model Siege weapon
Food
- Introduction to the concepts of;
- Food science (e.g. gelatinization, aeration, raising agents etc)
- Food provenance
- The sustainability of food (e.g. Food miles)
- Seasonal food
- Food waste and food packaging
- More advanced cooking techniques and technical food principles such as sauce making and bakery.
Year 9 overview
Design
- Building upon the pupils prior electronic knowledge into more advanced systems and circuits
- Design and manufacture of an automatic night light
- Utilising jigs and fixtures to aid accuracy in manufacturing
- Application of graphic design principles to enhance the aesthetics of a product
Engineering
- Building upon students prior knowledge of CAD modelling software to generate 3D representations of a product and technical drawings
- Introduction to more advanced, industry standard CAd packages
- Manufacture of a bottle opener following an engineering drawing
- Use of tolerances and fixtures to aid manufacturing accuracy
Food
- Introduction to the concepts of;
- Food choices and special dietary requirements
- Food and religion (e.g. Halal, Kosher)
- Food and ethical/moral choices (e.g. Free range vs caged eggs)
- Food intolerances (e.g. Coeliac disease)
- Food labelling and food marketing
- Food legislation
- A range of challenging recipes are cooking testing and building upon the practical skills already learned by the students in previous years.