Term 

S1 

S2 

S3 

Term 1 (August-October) 

Lets Get Cooking

Learning will focus on hygiene and safety in the kitchen, basic food preparation skills and kitchen routine for Food Technology.

Pupils will complete practical food activities linked to basic food preparation skills, safe use of equipment and food hygiene.

International Food

How do different food cultures influence current food trends?

Pupils will complete practical cookery classes completing a range of dishes from around the world. They will use their curiosity skills to research countries, exploring food and culture.  In groups they will work together to complete an International Food Project.

Term 2 (October-Christmas) 

Ready, Steady Eat

Pupils will gain an awareness of the Eatwell Guide. Pupils will learn about different food groups and the proportions in which these should be eaten to have a healthy lifestyle.  Pupils will take part in practical lessons linked to healthy eating.

Nutrition

This unit will cover dietary goals and nutrition.  Focusing on the big question on 'How is the Health of our Nation?'

Pupils will explore dietary related diseases affecting people in Scotland and the impact this has.  Practical lesson will look at healthy and nutritious meals.

Term 3 (January-Easter) 

Food Choices and Celebrations

Pupils will investigate food choices linked to different celebrations by researching traditional Scottish foods and their use within different celebrations e.g. Burns Night.

Consumer Issues

What influences consumer choices?

Looking at the advantages and disadvantages of Convenience Foods.  Contemporary food issues relating to shopping sustainability and ethically.

Term 4 (Easter-Summer) 

Current Dietary Advice and Contemporary Food Issues

Pupils will develop their knowledge of the Scottish Dietary Goals and how these can be used to improve the health of our nation.

Childcare

What are the factors that impact on the lives of children, young people and their families?

This unit explores Early Learning and Childcare.  Looking at job roles and skills required to working in this industry.  Practical lessons focus on weaning and healthy eating for children.  Pupil will research the importance of play to young children and create play activities for preschool children.

Term 5 (New timetable-summer) 

Design a Product

Pupils will use the knowledge they have learnt in S1 to develop an idea for a new food product which meets a given design brief.

Business Education

Term 

S1 

S2 

S3 

Term 1 (August-October) 

Digital Literacy Skills for Learning & Business

Learners develop their digital literacy skills by focusing on key software applications used for learning and business.

The main software applications covered include email (inc. email etiquette), PowerPoint 365, effective internet searching, OneDrive (inc. the importance of file management habits), and Teams.

Digital Literacy Skills for Learning & Business  

Learners continue to develop their digital literacy skills by focusing on key software applications used for learning and business. The main software applications covered Office 365, OneDrive (inc. the importance of file management habits), and Teams.

Setting up a small business

Learners Identify what are basic necessities in order to survive and which goods and services would be essential in society

Learners will develop their knowledge on business ownerships (sole trader and partnerships)

Interdisciplinary project with CDT

Theme Park Challenge

Learners work collaboratively developing skills and creating a new theme park incorporating various key features (brand, logo, slogan, merchandised, layout and sustainable menu). 

Resources used by businesses to create products they sell?

Learners will develop the ability to understand the key components used by organisations to provide goods and services including labour, capital, enterprise, and land.

Learners undertake an investigation into a business of their choice to explore how the organisation combines these factors to best meet their objectives.

The role of the economy

Learners get to explore the different elements of our economy by understanding the roles played by the private, public and third sectors.

Learners undertake field work in the local community to understand and analysis the makeup of their local economy.

Term 2 (October-Christmas) 

Enhancing Communication & Productivity with Technology

Learners investigate the different technologies that have allowed businesses to advance their productivity & communication over the decades. The also explore modern working practices which have materialised because of technology advances.

Continuation of Interdisciplinary project with CDT Theme Park Challenge

Learners work towards pitching their final ideas to judges (representatives from the Rotary club).

Christmas marketing project

Learners develop their knowledge and on elements of the marketing mix (product, price, place and promotion). Learners undertake various marketing challenges which gives them opportunities to develop their digital literacy, creative and communication skills.

Types of organisations

Learners get the opportunity to examine the range of different business types within each sector of the economy including sole traders, partnerships, private limited companies, social enterprises, and charities.

Learners undertake their first major enterprise project to develop their own social enterprise business. Learners devise a school based good/service they could sell and select a social cause to support with their profits.

Term 3 (January-Easter) 

Becoming an Entrepreneur

Learners explore the skills & qualities needed to be a successful entrepreneur by analysing & researching well-known Scottish & UK entrepreneurs. This module also gives learners the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial & several key meta skills by completing the 'Innovative Product for the Future' group challenge.

Money and me

Learners develop knowledge about the role of banks. They have opportunities to undertake various internet research tasks and online RBS interactive challenges including the virtual bank. They investigate different methods of payments, savings, borrowing and how to keep finances secure. Learners further develop their numeracy skills whilst undertaking budgeting tasks. This unit engages the learners to make informed decisions about managing their finances and enables them to develop their meta-skills.

The influence of Business

Learners get the opportunity to develop an understanding of how organisations influence us to purchase their products. This aspect of work centres on the role of the marketing department by exploring the marketing mix product, price, place, and promotion.

Learners undertake their second major enterprise project by applying the learning and understanding of the marketing mix to a mature industry and try to develop a strategy to gain market entry.

Term 4 (Easter-Summer) 

Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

Learners are introduced to business ethics and social responsibility, and asked to investigate how different business organisations are now aiming to operate in a more ethical and socially responsible way.

Globalisation

Learners investigate the impact of the globalisation of trade on individuals, households and businesses in Scotland, the UK and beyond.      

Local Business Investigation Project

Learners research a local business and apply their understanding of a specific business concept to evaluate how the organisation can further improve.  During this project, learners develop several skills including: communication (writing a business report), data collection and analysis and decision-making. 

Term 

S1 

S2 

(New timetable-summer) 

N/A

Orthographics

Learners will be introduced to BSI and orthographic drawing standards. Learners will begin by manually understanding orthographic projection, using this knowledge to create wanted posters before progressing to digital orthographic drawings using CAD software.

Bird House

Learners will be introduced to a number of different tools and processes when manufacturing a bird house. These will include carcase joints, drilling techniques and machining techniques to produce a high quality bird house.

Term 1

(August-October) 

Sketching Skills

An introduction to hand-rendering skills focused on proportion, accurate use of parallel lines, shadows and gradient tonal scales to create realistic sketching.

Learners will look at colour theory and formal elements to support in their understanding of the use of design principles within their project, where they will develop a Pencil poster.

Trowel Manufacture.

Learners are introduced to metal manufacturing techniques including cold forging, drilling, joining and finishing techniques.  Learners are introduced to health and safety in the workshop before they use a variety of hand tools and machine tool

Theory for this units includes types of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).  There is also in introduction to design theory as we look at function and ergonomics of the product,

S2 Desktop Publishing (PDF, 354 KB)(opens new window)

DTP

Learners will be introduced to different Elements and Principles of design being able to identify how and where they have been used.

Working together with Business Learners will develop their skills using desktop publishing software to create branding, logos, merchandise and posters for their theme park project.

Phone Stand

Learners will design and manufacture a phone stand made from a single piece of acrylic. This will help improve measuring, marking out and design thinking skills.  Learners recap knowledge from S1 with regards to plastic types and their relevant properties before generating ideas based off researching a given theme which will influence their individual designs. This project further improves the learners cutting and finishing skills when using plastic and introduces learners to the strip heater which they use to soften the acrylic which allows them to bend the acrylic into its final shape.

Term 2

(October-Christmas)

DTP

An introduction to using our desktop publishing software Xara to create monsters or personalised avatars. Learners will be introduced to graphic design principles and elements.

Following an introduction to Xara, learners will analyse existing product packaging in order to then design and produce packaging for their trowel.

Architecture

Learners will be introduced to the world of architecture, looking at common building symbols, floor plans, site plans and location plans.

During this block Learners will create various layouts for their homes, hotels and other design briefs. Each time having to think about logical layouts for the different requirements of each building.

Term 3

(January-Easter) 

1 Point Perspective

Learner will revisit hand rendering skills covered in Term 1, with a particular focus on producing accurate 1 point perspective drawings. They will develop their ability to draw more complex shapes in 1 point perspective which will eventually lead learners to creating a final drawing of their bedroom in 1 point perspective.

Key Tag

:earners are introduced to manufacturing using plastic as they handshape a keyfob.  Theory includes thermo and thermosetting plastics and their relevant properties.  We also have an introduction to design for a target market.

2 Point Perspective

Building on knowledge from S1 Learners will progress from to creating simple 2 point perspective shapes to complex ones. Directly following the previous term Learners will look at the construction and drawing of buildings using 2 Point Perspective leading the drawing of a house of their own design.

Storage Box

Learners recap the safe use of woodworking tools and reading working drawings before undertaking the storage box project. This project introduces 2 new carcase joints to the learners. Learners are giving a single length of pine that they use to manufacture all components of the project. This aids to improve measuring and marking skills. Once manufactured we focus on producing a high quality finish by using multiple grades of sand paper to ensure a smooth finish then adding a coat of clear varnish to protect the material.

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Term 4

(Easter- New timetable) 

CAD

Learners will be introduced to using Autodesk Inventor which is our Computer-aided design software. They will learn basic CAD commands including extrude and revolve, and will work towards developing Lego parts which will then be assembled into a Lego toy car.

Bird Feeder

Learners are introduced to manufacturing with wood as we make a wooden bird feeder using a variety of hand tools and machine tools.

Learners are introduced to reading manufactured drawing.

CAD

Building on previous knowledge from S1 pupils will look to enhance their ability creating more complex Extrudes and Revolves. Learners will work towards creating their own Lego superhero usin

Term 

S3 

Term 

(New timetable-summer)

Linlithgow 10k T-shirt Design

Learners take part in a competition to design the t-shirt for the Linlithgow 10K.  The winners design is on 1000 t-shirts given away on race day.

Bridge Building

Learners build on previous architecture knowledge and begin to explore structures and the forces which are applicable to them. Before collaboratively designing and manufacturing their own wooden bridges and testing to failure.

Term 1

(August-October) 

Toy Robot - Design

We explore open and closed design briefs before looking at designing a small toy robot based on simple geometric shapes.

Bug Hotel - Folio

Learners develop their Design knowledge in the response to a design brief. Focusing on Idea generation and developments looking at aesthetics, ergonomics and function.

Term 2

(October-Christmas) 

Toy Robot - CAD & Orthographic

Learners move onto creating their robot on CAD. Developing skills using extrude and revolve commands.

Bug Hotel - Manufacture

Learners follow on from the previous folio, creating their own plans for manufacture and following these guides to manufacture their very own bug hotels.

Subject Specific Split

Graphic Communication

Design & Manufacture

Practical Woodwork

Term 3

(January-Easter) 

From January to Easter our projects are based on building the skills required for senior phase graphic communication.  This includes an introduction to architecture, as well as a look at previous learning around revolves to aid in the creation of their packaging design.

Learners will work on projects which combine all areas of Graphic Communication, with a focus on how we make sustainable graphic design through the creation of a new ice cream.

From January to Easter, our projects are focused on building skills necessary for the continuation of CDT at senior phase, based on content from our National 5 courses. We work towards creating a design folio whilst exploring various ideas generation methods and presentation techniques, and then develop our manufacturing skills through practical application.

From January to Easter, the learner complete a display shelf project. This project introduces the learners to manufacturing with MDF. The tools are processes involved are transferable into a number of different projects we complete during the N5 Practical Woodwork course.

Term 4

(Easter- New timetable) 

Learners will be introduced to new CAD software and building on all previous knowledge to design specific Lego bricks for a chosen Lego set. With these bricks learners will focus on the creation of assemblies and constraints within CAD before creation of working drawings.

Learner will be introduced to the National 5 Design and Manufacture course structure in more depth following S3 course choice. We will continue to build on senior phase skills with a particular focus on learners understanding and confidence in manufacturing a mixed material product. Learners will experience using different types of wood and manufactured board to produce a plant pot stand.

From Easter till the change of timetable, learners in S3 Practical Woodwork will work on a range of flat frame and carcase practice joints that will prepare learners for moving into N5 Practical Woodwork once the timetable changes. If they have not chosen N5 Practical Woodwork this will give learners valuable skills they can use in the future.