GCSE Design & Technology
Curriculum Delivery Map – GCSE Design & Technology
Year |
Half term |
Unit(s) of Work |
Key Assessments |
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Year 10 |
Autumn 1 |
Materials and their working properties |
CGP Paper, board and timber |
GCSEPod Paper and Boards (892785) |
CGP Metals, alloys and polymers |
Plickers Physical/Mechanical Properties |
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Mechanical devices Systems approach |
CGP Mechanical/electronic systems |
GCSEPod Mechanisms (905680) Systems (910614) |
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CGP Textiles |
GCSEPod Textiles (910625) |
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Autumn 2 |
Ecological and social footprint |
CGP Production Systems (pgs. 4-6) |
GCSEPod Production techniques / systems (910632) |
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CGP Product sustainability |
Skills: CAD and design for manufacture |
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Energy Generation and Storage |
CGP Products in society |
GCSEPod Energy generation & storage (903283) |
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CGP Powering systems |
Skills: Manufacture or Prototyping |
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Internal practise paper (1 lesson focussing on material sources, processing and properties) |
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Spring 1 |
Sources and origins of materials |
CGP Production of Materials |
GCSEPod Work of others: Apple, Braun and Dyson |
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CGP Working with paper and board |
GCSEPod Work of others: Alessi, Sotssas and Rossi |
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Selecting materials and components |
CGP Printing techniques |
GCSEPod Work of others: McQueen, Quant, Chanel ... |
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CGP Uses of woods, metal and polymers |
GCSEPod Work of others: Gap, Primark and Zara |
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Spring 2 |
Using and working with materials |
CGP Shaping materials - hand tools |
GCSEPod Work of others: Beck and Issigonis |
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CGP Shaping materials - power/machine tools |
GCSEPod Work of others: Breuer and Rietveld |
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Stock forms, type and sizes |
CGP Moulding and jointing |
GCSEPod Work of others: Morris and Mackintosh |
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CGP Looking at the work of designers |
GCSEPod Work of others: Stark and Foster |
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Internal practise paper (Half a GCSE paper - executed in 2 lessons) |
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Summer 1 |
Investigation primary/secondary |
GCSEPod Investigation, primary and secondary |
NEA Identify design possibilities |
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CGP Market research |
NEA User profiling |
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Writing design briefs |
CGP Design briefs and specifications |
NEA Visits and interviews |
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GCSEPod Communication of design ideas |
NEA Competitor analysis |
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Summer 2 |
Design Thinking (theory and practise) |
CGP Product analysis |
NEA Product analysis |
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GCSEPod Design Strategies |
NEA Technological research |
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Product design specification |
CGP Drawing techniques |
NEA User trips, ergonomics and anthropometrics |
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Sketchbook |
NEA Product design specifications |
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Year 10 exam (90 minute paper - June) |
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Year |
Half term |
Unit(s) of Work |
Key Assessments |
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Year 11 |
Autumn 1 |
Links to Maths and Science |
CGP Using Materials Efficiently |
NEA Design strategies |
PAST PAPER Numeracy exercises |
NEA Societal impact |
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Communication of design Ideas |
CGP Drawing Techniques (Pgs. 101-104) |
NEA Initial ideas / Scratch modelling |
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PAST PAPER Graphics exercises |
NEA Evaluation of ideas |
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Autumn 2 |
Review/Extend Core technical principles |
GCSEPod Developments in new materials |
NEA Design development |
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CGP Developments in new materials |
NEA Communication techniques |
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CGP Review (pgs4-31) |
NEA Planning for manufacture |
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GCSE Mock examination (Full GCSE paper - November) |
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Spring 1 |
Review/Extend Specialist technical principles |
CGP Forces and Stresses |
NEA Testing / Refer for specification |
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CGP Scales of Production |
NEA Ongoing research and development |
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CGP Electronics/Mechanisms (pgs. 82-88) |
NEA CAD/CAM |
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Spring 2 |
Review/Extend Designing and Making principles |
CGP Looking at the work of designers |
NEA Manufacture, Prototyping or Modelling |
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CGP Developing prototypes |
NEA Assembly, finishing and final QC |
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CGP Working safely |
NEA Analysis and evaluation |
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Internal practise paper (Full GCSE paper - executed in 3 sections) |
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Summer 1 |
Exam Preparation |
CGP Mixed Questions |
GCSEPod AQA Style Paper1 |
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Working fast and slow exercises |
GCSEPod Cambridge IGCSE Style Paper 1 |
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Right, wrong, right exercises |
Plickers Multiple Choice Quiz |