Technology

Technology is a subject that all students follow throughout years 7, 8 and 9. Students will visit the five key areas of food, graphics, product design, engineering and textiles on a rotational basis. At the end of Year 9, students can select to continue Design & Technology course(s) at Level 1 / 2. KS4 students have five lessons over two weeks from Year 10 until the end of Year 11 for any area of technology they are studying.

Students, as Designers, achieving, enjoying, and reaching their true potential are at the heart of the Technology area at Leeds City Academy. We always encourage students to embrace a ‘Can do’ attitude which helps to create a positive ethos. A combination of enthusiastic students who take pride in the work that they produce and teachers passionate about their subject specialist areas underpins high quality learning and results in our creative subjects. We currently offer GCSE Design & Technology - Textiles (Edexcel), GCSE Design & Technology - Timbers (Edexcel), Engineering Design (Cambridge OCR national) and Hospitality & Catering (WJEC) at KS4.

For further information on the curriculum offered, please contact the Academy Kristina Webb at Webb.K@whiteroseacademies.org.

 

Course Delivered

  • WJEC Hospitality & Catering Level 1 / 2 Award

  • Edexcel GCSE Design & Technology (Textiles)

  • Edexcel GCSE Design & Technology (Timbers)

  • Engineering Design Level 1 / 2 Award/Certificate

Term by Term Subject Content

 

Year 7 Units
  • Rotation 1
    Textiles: African inspired cushions – Design, make, evaluate
  • Rotation 2
    Product Design: Block Bots - Design, make and evaluate own product using specialist tools and equipment
  • Rotation 3:
    Food Technology: Basic food safety and hygiene, The Eatwell Guide with practical cooking skills

  • Rotation 4

    Engineering: Acrobat toy - Investigate forces, design, plan and make
Year 8 Units
  • Rotation 1:
    • Textiles: Drawstring bags – SMART and Modern materials. Investigate, design, make, evaluate
  • Rotation 2:
    • Food: Food safety and hygiene, dietary requirements and the Culture Kitchen - practical cooking skills
  • Rotation 3
    • Product Design: Reading aid - Prototype, CAD drawing and make.
  • Rotation 4
    • Engineering: Steady Hand Game - The introduction of electronics. Health & Safety, using specialist tools and building practical skills
Year 9 Units
  • Rotation 1
    • Textiles: Sustainability project - Upcycled/recycled pencil case. Investigate, design, make and evaluate
  • Rotation 2:
    • Food: Nutrition, sequencing and application with practical cooking skills
  • Rotation 3
    • Product Design: Desk tidy - Sustainability, positive and negative effects on the environment, technical drawing skills, using specialist tools and equipment
  • Rotation 4
    • Engineering: Micro-bit design challenge, Programming, communication, and prototyping.

 

Technology: Hospitality & Catering

 

Year 10 Units

 

 

Students will develop practical cooking skills and complete theory work related to Unit 1 and Unit 2 throughout Year 10. Students will complete a practice mock of Unit 2 and also be expected to complete home learning to compliment and secure knowledge.

 

Unit 2

  • 2.1 The importance of nutrition
  • 2.2 Menu planning
  • 2.3 The skills and techniques of preparation, cooking and presentation of dishes
  • 2.4 Evaluating cooking skills

Year 11 Units

 

 

In Year 11 students will receive their Unit 2 assignment brief which will include a scenario and several tasks to complete. This is an internal controlled assignment completed in school worth 60% of the overall grade.

Students will also sit their Unit 1 written (digital) exam at the end of Year 11 worth 40% of the overall grade.

 

Unit 1

  • 1.1 Hospitality and catering provision
  • 1.2 How hospitality and catering provisions operate
  • 1.3 Health and safety in hospitality and catering
  • 1.4 Food safety in hospitality and catering

 

Technology: Textiles

Year 10 Units

 

 

  • Project work to build skills for component 2-NEA

  • Term 1 - Tropical world project- Focus on practical making skills

  • Term 2 - E-Textiles project- Developing electronic in textiles skills, drawing skills, investigate, design and make

  • Term 3 - Product project- Tangram: Developing practical wood making skills and CAD/CAM


    Students will be introduced to their NEA task

 

Students will complete two double lessons of practical and one theory lesson over two weeks. Students will also be expected to complete home learning to compliment and secure knowledge throughout both years of the course

 

  • Component 1 – 
    Theory for the written exam in Year 11 will be taught throughout the duration of the year

Year 11 Units

 

 
  • Component 2 - NEA Tasks
  • Investigate
  • Design
  • Make
  • Evaluate

 

  • Component 1 – Written exam

Technology Timbers

Year 10 Units

  • Project work to build skills for component 2 - NEA

     

  • Term 1 - Developing practical wood making skills – Tangram. Understanding processors – making handcrafted paper

  • Term 2 - Developing electronic skills, drawing skills, investigate, design and make using computer aided design and computer aided machinery

  • Term 3 - Tropical world project - Focus on practical skills within Textiles and introduced to their NEA task

 

 

Students will complete two double lessons of practical and one theory lesson over two weeks. Students will also be expected to complete home learning to compliment and secure knowledge throughout both years of the course

 

  • Component 1 – Theory for the written exam in Year 11 will be taught throughout the duration of the year

 
Year 11 Units 
  • Component 2 - NEA Task

 

  • Investigate
  • Design
  • Make
  • Evaluate

 

  • Component 1 – Written exam

 Engineering 

All students will study four topics:

Design briefs

  • design specifications 
  • user requirements 
  • information an engineer needs to start designing a product such as product features manufacturing considerations

Product analysis and research

  • commercial production methods
  • impact of production methods on product design
  • quality and safety considerations involved in production

Developing and presenting engineering designs

  • generating design proposals
  • drawing designs 
  • using computer aided design (CAD) software

3D design realisation

  • planning
  • producing prototype designs/concepts
Year 10 Units / Course Overview 

Term 1

  • R105 – Design briefs, design specifications and user requirements
  • R106 – product analysis and research

 

Term 2

  • R105 – Design briefs, design specifications and user requirements
  • R106 – product analysis and research

 

Term 3

  • R107 – Developing and presenting engineering designs
  • R107 – developing and presenting engineering designs
Year 11 Units / Course Overview 

Term 1

  • R106 – Product Analysis and research
  • R107  Developing and presenting engineering designs
  • R105 – Design briefs, design specification and user requirements, Exam and revision

 

Term 2

  • R106 – Product Analysis and research
  • R10 – Developing and presenting engineering designs
  • R108 – 3D Design Realisation

 

Term 3

  • R108 – 3D Design Realisation
  • R105 - Design briefs, design specification and user requirements, Exam and revision