Student profile
Matthew
Chosen Options: Graphics, Physical Education
Career Aspirations: to become a fireman
Next Step: Matthew hopes to study a Public Services course at Runshaw College.
Catering
This is a popular course offered to students with a keen interest in the Hospitality and Catering Industry. It will give you the opportunity to develop products suitable to meet the needs of individuals and the Catering Industry. The course will concentrate on the main areas of food production and service and will, by definition be of a practical nature.
Assessment will be via an end of course theory paper 40%, two practical assignments 60% one in Year 10 and one in Year 11.
Child Development
The 2-year course covers pregnancy from conception to birth and the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of children up to 5 years.
The course carries a 60% coursework component 20% is a research task, 40% Child Study. You will need regular access to a child who is no more than 5 years of age by the end of your course.
The course makes use of visiting speakers and videos and you will invite your study child to a party to observe their social interaction!
Design & Technology - Resistant Materials
This year pupils are following the new AQA GCSE specification. Pupils will learn in detail about materials and their properties. Wood, metal and plastics are featured throughout the course. They will learn how to prepare, shape, finish and combine materials.
ICT is included in the course as part of the Design Portfolio. Pupils will use ICT to research materials and manufacturing techniques, present research, model and develop design work and to operate C.N.C. equipment such as the vinyl cutter or laser cutter. In Year 10 pupils are working on a range of projects to develop their practical skills. This includes construction methods, material finishing, forming and fabrication.
Coursework, teacher controlled assessment, is a large proportion of the subject amounting to 60% of their final grade. Pupils also sit a written examination (40%) in which their knowledge and designing skills are tested.
Currently Year 10 pupils are completing their candleholder projects, in which they use reclaimed timber to manufacture a candleholder suitable for holding a number of nightlight/tea-light candles. Projects include timber and acrylic cut using the ‘Laserite’ laser cutting machine.
Design & Technology - Graphic Products
This year pupils are following the new AQA GCSE specification. Pupils will learn about design and communication, manufacturing and materials relating to industry. They will develop skills in Technical Drawing, three dimensional drawing, rendering and shading. Pupils will work on a range of projects to develop their understanding of the packaging industry and printing techniques.
ICT is a fundamental part of the course and is used greatly to develop the Design Portfolio using a range of ‘drawing software packages’ such as ‘Corel’, ‘packaging prototypes’ and ‘Techsoft 2D design’.
Coursework, teacher controlled assessment, is a large proportion of the subject amounting to 60% of their final grade. Pupils also sit a written exam in which their knowledge and designing skills are tested. For their Year 11 project pupils may produce work from a range of topics such as board games, packaging and shop displays.
Currently pupils are completing their Packaging design projects, producing a wide range of nets/developments which are then rendered using Publishing Software.
