Course Title and type of qualification: GCSE Design & Technology

What will I learn?

GCSE Design and Technology provides students with an exciting opportunity to build upon KS3. The main focus of this course is to equip students with the knowledge, understanding, and skills required to design and manufacture products using resistant materials (woods, metals and plastics).

Students will be able to:

• Develop their design skills with a focus on technical drawing and computer aided design
• Use resistant materials, and tools and equipment in a safe and competent manner.
• Develop analytical and research skills
• Evaluate their own work, develop ideas and learning through the design process
• Develop an understanding of health and safety considerations in a workshop environment
• Develop communication skills through a range of media.

How will I be assessed?

• Unit 1: Written exam (1 hour 45 minutes) worth 50% of GCSE- Core technical principles and one material category (Metals, Papers and boards, Polymers, Systems, Textiles and Timbers).
• Unit 2: Design and make task (30–35 hours approx.) worth 50% of GCSE. Students will complete an internally assessed controlled assessment in the form of a design and make project. Students will be set an open brief and be expected to investigate, design, manufacture a Prototype and evaluate the final product.

What could I move onto?

Design and technology can set you up for a career in a wide variety of industries such as product design, engineering, architecture, information technology and can also act as a complimentary subject to Art, Fashion and Textiles and Hospitality and Catering.

This qualification will support students to move on to any qualification in the areas of Resistant Materials at KS5. Often students that study the Design Technology GCSE go on to further their education by studying for A/AS Level Product Design at College or seek apprenticeships within the subject field.

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Course Title and type of qualification: WJEC Level 1/2 Vocational Award in Hospitality and Catering

What will I learn?

Working in food or cookery requires a passion for food, an understanding of how it impacts on the body and a wide range of culinary skills.

Students who study in this field will develop transferable skills such as planning, communication, problem solving and health and safety practices. Studying this qualification in Hospitality and Cookery will help pupils understand the sector and work on their own skills in a practical, hands-on way.

Students will learn to:

• Prepare and cook dishes using a variety of skills.
• Ensure a safe and hygienic working environment.
• Understand food and its functions in the body and in recipes.
• Understand the hospitality and catering industry and the roles available in these sectors.
• Plan and produce dishes suitable to be sold in a restaurant.

How will I be assessed?

The qualification will consist of internally assessed work which is 60% (unit 2) of the final grade and an

externally assessed exam which is 40% (unit 1)

Unit 1

This exam relates to:

• The hospitality industry
• Health and safety
• Nutrition

Unit 2

During this unit students will be required to analyse a brief, they must then research, plan and develop their own menu and create the final dishes in a practical exam.

What could I move onto?

Pupils who achieve the Hospitality and Catering qualification could progress to:

Diplomas in Professional Cookery or Travel and Tourism. Careers could include a chef, nutritionist, catering, food marketing, air hostess or hotel management.

Examination Board: WJEC

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