Curriculum Outline
Year 7 |
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Autumn Half Term 1 | Autumn Half Term 2 |
FOOD/BASIC SKILLS: Food Safety and Hygiene
Safe use of equipment including both small and larger items Accuracy in weighing and measuring PRACTICAL: Tea and toast, fruit salad, fruit crumble and bolognaise sauce.
TEXTILES/BASIC SKILLS: Research and Mood Board Analysis Designing PRACTICAL: Hand stitching and embroidery |
FOOD/SEASONAL FOODS:
Identifying Fruit and Vegetables Looking at the function of cake ingredients Mini pizza project PRACTICAL: Small Cakes, Pasta Salad, Pizza
TEXTILES/DESIGNING: . Development of cake designs. PRACTICAL: Pattern cutting. Stitch samples and sewing on a button. Embroidery stitching Starting on fabric cup cake. |
Spring Half Term 1 | Spring Half Term 2 |
FOOD/HEALTHY EATING: Looking in basic terms at nutrition and the Eatwell Plate
Assessment: identifying progression and how they have moved on in skills and knowledge. PRACTICAL: scones, soup, free-choice practical
TEXTILES/ EVALUATION: Evaluating the fabric cake product. Peer and self-assessment PRACTICAL: Completion of fabric cake |
BASIC SKILLS: Health and Safety
Completion of Health and Safety Passport and machine safety. Basic drawing skills – developing isometric drawings skills to design custom ‘Block Bots’. Research and Mood Board Analysis Technical Design Work/Isometric Drawing PRACTICAL: Using traditional hand tools such as Tenon saw, tri-square and wood file. |
Summer Half Term 1 | Summer Half Term 2 |
BASIC SKILLS: Health and Safety
Continuation into Section B of Health and Safety Passport (focussing primarily on machine safety). Developing drawing skills – Converting Isometric Drawings into Orthographic Projections.
PRACTICAL: Using traditional wood working machinery to continue the production of a ‘Block Bot’. Machinery includes: Pillar Drill and Hegner Saw. |
BASIC SKILLS: Health and Safety, Converting Isometric to Orthographic, Introduction to CAFEQUE Analysis.
PRACTICAL: Using craft methods to finish the manufacture of the ‘Block Bot’ such as sanding softwood materials and painting. |
Year 8 |
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Autumn Half Term 1 | Autumn Half Term 2 |
RECAP: Nutrition and the Eatwell Plate
Extending information on the Eatwell Plate and nutrition. Understanding the functions, sources and deficiency of the nutrients
PRACTICAL: Tea and toast, fruit salad, fruit crumble and bolognaise sauce. |
PASTRY MAKING: Introduction to short crust and flaky pastry.
Understanding standard components – identifying the advantages and disadvantages of using standard components.
PRACTICAL: Sausage Rolls, Jam Tarts, Quiches |
Spring Half Term 1 | Spring Half Term 2 |
HEALTHY EATING: Incorporating the Eatwell Plate into the diet
Looking at combining foods Different techniques in presenting foods.
PRACTICAL: Tiramisu/Cheesecake, Cottage/Shepherd’s Pie, Free-choice practical |
BASIC SKILLS: Health and Safety Recap
Completion of Health and Safety Passport and machine safety (for new students to the subject). Using Isometric and Orthographic Projections to design a Totem Pole. Research and Mood Board Analysis Technical Design Work PRACTICAL: Using traditional hand tools such as Tenon saw, tri-square and wood file. |
Summer Half Term 1 | Summer Half Term 2 |
BASIC SKILLS: Health and Safety
Continuation into Section B of Health and Safety Passport (focussing primarily on machine safety). Research into the material properties of hardwoods, softwoods and manmade boards. PRACTICAL: Using traditional wood working machinery to continue the production of a ‘Totem Pole’. Machinery includes: Pillar Drill, Hegner Saw and Belt Sander. |
BASIC SKILLS: Health and Safety, Introduction to CAD/CAM, Using CAFEQUE to evaluate final projects.
PRACTICAL: Using craft methods to finish the manufacture of the ‘Totem Pole’ such as sanding softwood materials and painting. |