“Art without engineering is dreaming. Engineering without art is calculating.”
Engineering at Boldon develops and broadens the young minds of our students. We deliver life skills, engineering skills and workshop skills. All of these are carried out with an awareness of health and safety, and students work confidently as a part of a team. They will also become competent at using Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture. Our intent is to make our students fully rounded members of the real life workplace, equipping them with skills to be effective leaders. We have extensive and well equipped workshop facilities which allow students a glimpse of industry.
Our vocational award in engineering will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the engineering sector and provide them with opportunities to develop associated practical skills. It covers manufacturing engineering products, designing engineering products and solving engineering problems, which focuses on how modern engineering has had an impact on modern day life at home, work and in society in general.
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Half Term 1 | Unit 1: Teaching – Manufacturing engineering products Students develop practical skills and processes. Develop understanding of safety and risk assessment and apply it to practical aspects of the project. | Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products Controlled assessment: 10 hours 20% of qualification
A newly released annual client brief develops the product requirements further. It will require improvements to be made to the project manufactured in Unit 1. This term covers the understanding the new client brief requirement, the design and planning of the manufacturing of the project improvements. |
| Half Term 2 | Unit 1: Manufacturing Engineering Products Controlled assessment: 20 hours 40% of qualification Students working independently on a set brief from the exam board. This is the planning stage of that brief. | Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products Controlled assessment: 10 hours 20% of qualification
This term focuses on the manufacturing of each students solution to the client brief. Once completed the project solution, students complete a self evaluation and project evaluation to discuss how the client brief requirements were met. |
| Half Term 3 | Unit 1: Manufacturing Engineering Products Controlled assessment: 20 hours 40% of qualification Students working independently on a set brief from the exam board. This is the practical stage of that brief | Unit 3: Solving engineering problems Exam theory work. Bringing together all learnt material in Unit 1 & 2. |
| Half Term 4 | Unit 1: Manufacturing Engineering Products Controlled assessment: 20 hours 40% of qualification Students working independently on a set brief from the exam board. Students self-reflect and evaluate their performance in manufacturing and the project conclusion. | Unit 3: Solving engineering problems
Exam theory work. Bringing together all learnt material in Unit 1 & 2. |
| Half Term 5 | Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products – Teaching Students further their skills of designing using isometric sketching to modify existing products. | Unit 3: Solving engineering problems
Exam theory work. Bringing together all learnt material in Unit 1 & 2. |
| Half Term 6 | Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products – Teaching Students work on OnShape and CAD program to develop their design ideas skills. | Unit 3: Solving Engineering Problems Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes 40% of qualification |
Year 10
Half Term 1
Unit 1: Teaching – Manufacturing engineering products
Students develop practical skills and processes.
Develop understanding of safety and risk assessment and apply it to practical aspects of the project.
Half Term 2
Unit 1: Manufacturing Engineering Products
Controlled assessment: 20 hours
40% of qualification
Students working independently on a set brief from the exam board.
This is the planning stage of that brief.
Half Term 3
Unit 1: Manufacturing Engineering Products
Controlled assessment: 20 hours
40% of qualification
Students working independently on a set brief from the exam board.
This is the practical stage of that brief
Half Term 4
Unit 1: Manufacturing Engineering Products
Controlled assessment: 20 hours
40% of qualification
Students working independently on a set brief from the exam board. Students self-reflect and evaluate their performance in manufacturing and the project conclusion.
Half Term 5
Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products – Teaching
Students further their skills of designing using isometric sketching to modify existing products.
Half Term 6
Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products – Teaching
Students work on OnShape and CAD program to develop their design ideas skills.
Year 11
Half Term 1
Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products
Controlled assessment: 10 hours
20% of qualification
A newly released annual client brief develops the product requirements further. It will require improvements to be made to the project manufactured in Unit 1.
This term covers the understanding the new client brief requirement, the design and planning of the manufacturing of the project improvements.
Half Term 2
Unit 2: Designing Engineering Products
Controlled assessment: 10 hours
20% of qualification
This term focuses on the manufacturing of each students solution to the client brief. Once completed the project solution, students complete a self evaluation and project evaluation to discuss how the client brief requirements were met.
Half Term 3
Unit 3: Solving engineering problems
Exam theory work. Bringing together all learnt material in Unit 1 & 2.
Half Term 4
Unit 3: Solving engineering problems
Exam theory work. Bringing together all learnt material in Unit 1 & 2.
Half Term 5
Unit 3: Solving engineering problems
Exam theory work. Bringing together all learnt material in Unit 1 & 2.
Half Term 6
Unit 3: Solving Engineering Problems
Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
40% of qualification