Engineering (BTEC)
General Subject Information
We study the BTEC qualification for Engineering.
Subject Vision:
Design and Technology and Engineering is about providing opportunities for students to develop their capability, apply their problem solving skills combined with their designing and making skills whilst using knowledge and understanding to create quality engineered products/services.
Department:
The foundations of Design Technology and the Principles of Engineering are taught within KS3 and the departments offer a multitude of projects delivered on a termly rotation system. The rotation consists of Food, CAD CAM, Resistant Materials, Music, Textiles and Computing. Each teacher is a specialist in their own area, with two teachers including the Director who is multi skilled in all areas of Design Technology.
- KS4 ( year 10-11), we offer the Pearson qualification BTEC Level 1/2 Technical Award in Engineering.
- KS5 (Sixth Form), students have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding by studying Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Engineering.
Staff
Homework
KS3 Technology Rotation ( set fortnightly)
Week 1: Design an A4 poster related to the termly rotational subject ( can be hand drawn of computer generated – must include colour, imagery and keywords)
Week 3: Keyword vocabulary based learning
Week 5: Evaluative Summary/written based learning
KS4 Engineering:
Weekly activity sheets
| Homework Task | What page no in revision book | When do I do it ? | What do I do? | How long will this take? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component 3 Exam Skills, Tips & Techniques | P45-63 |
October half term holidays Aim to read and complete two pages a day to get through the section to prepare you for your mock exam |
'Now Try This Tasks’ Read through the pages and highlight key points and tips for setting up your practical. Complete all now try this tasks on each page |
20-40 mins per day if you read, highlight notes and complete the activity on these pages. |
KS5 Engineering:
Yr 12: Term 1& 2 weekly maths task in prep for exam, term 3,4, 5 and 6: research based tasks to inform Unit 2 Assignment
KS5 Engineering:
Yr 13: to research Fusion Tutorials weekly on You tube and demonstrate/share new learning with peers
Level 2 Subject Information
Tech Award -
Intervention Timetable
Students can access SharePoint – student resources/engineering then the relevant year folder - Click Here
A revision guide is available from finance at a cost of £3.10. The revision guide has been designed to support the students in preparing for the externally assessed component of the course. Component 3 , Responding to an engineering brief, build on the knowledge, understanding and skills developed in component 1 and 2. The assessment is in two parts . The first part will be a brief to carry out a practical task before completing activities based on the task (mainly recording, observing, analysing and evaluating data). The second task consists of two separate scenarios, which have activities that assess planning, redesign and evaluation skills - click Here for full details on revision guides
Level 3 Subject Information
Sixth form course information can be found in the sixth form courses page
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- Construction
- Aerospace
- Electrical/Mechanical Services
- Environmental
- Product Design/3D Design
- Engineering (Civil/Structural)
- Architecture/Planning
Useful Websites - Job Opportunities
- British Engineering - Click Here
- Find an apprenticeship - Click Here
- Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeships - Click Here
- TFL Apprenticeships - Click Here
- RAF - Click Here
- Army - Click Here
Useful Websites - Career Related
- Engineering- Click Here
- Prospects - Click Here
- The Manufacturer - Click Here
Revision
REVISION HELP CAN BE FOUND HERE
