Design and Technology Key Stage 4 Curriculum Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Project 1 Project 2 Project 2 Project 3 Project 3 Non Exam Assessment Introduction to GCSE In depth design In depth design In depth design In depth design (Coursework) Design and project project project 2 project 2 Technology Choose design Project incorporates Project incorporates Project incorporates Project incorporates context Short focussed research task, research task, prototyping, prototyping, Year 10 practical task investigation, investigation, sustainable design sustainable design Identifying and incorporating drawing skills and drawing skills and issues, evaluation issues, evaluation investigating design specialist material manufacturing in a manufacturing in a skills and skills and opportunities area of students range of relevant range of relevant manufacturing in a manufacturing in a (materials, graphics materials materials range of relevant range of relevant Develop a design or textiles) materials materials brief and specification Non Exam Non Exam Non Exam Non Exam Exam Revision Exam Revision Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment (Coursework) (Coursework) (Coursework) (Coursework) Exam preparation Study leave underway Generating and Final design drawings Manufacturing a Analysing and Revision techniques developing design and modelling prototype Evaluating design Exam taken ideas decisions Theory Topics Year 11 Manufacturing a Practical work Initial design prototype continues with Analysing and drawings and ongoing evaluation evaluating developed sketches Theory Topics prototypes Theory Topics Theory Topics Theory Topics
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Year 10 Project 1 Introduction to GCSE Design and Technology Short focussed practical task incorporating specialist material area of students (materials, graphics or textiles) Project 2 In depth design project Project incorporates research task, investigation, drawing skills and manufacturing in a range of relevant materials Project 2 In depth design project Project incorporates research task, investigation, drawing skills and manufacturing in a range of relevant materials Project 3 In depth design project 2 Project incorporates prototyping, sustainable design issues, evaluation skills and manufacturing in a range of relevant materials Project 3 In depth design project 2 Project incorporates prototyping, sustainable design issues, evaluation skills and manufacturing in a range of relevant materials Non Exam Assessment (Coursework) Choose design context Identifying and investigating design opportunities Develop a design brief and specification Year 11 Non Exam Assessment (Coursework) Generating and developing design ideas Initial design drawings and developed sketches Theory Topics Non Exam Assessment (Coursework) Final design drawings and modelling Manufacturing a prototype Theory Topics Non Exam Assessment (Coursework) Manufacturing a prototype Practical work continues with ongoing evaluation Theory Topics Non Exam Assessment (Coursework) Analysing and Evaluating design decisions Analysing and evaluating prototypes Theory Topics Exam Revision Exam preparation Revision techniques Theory Topics Exam Revision Study leave underway Exam taken Design and Technology Key Stage 4 Curriculum