S1 Technical:
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S1 Design and Technology:

Health and Safety:

The pupils will walk through the workshop and discuss Health and Safety, the rules and routines followed within the department and the importance of a safe and sensible ethos within a practical workspace.

Ice Scraper:

Pupils will learn about the various design factors that impact the design of a product such as the ice scraper, including function, aesthetics, and ergonomics.

Pupils will develop and test their own ice scraper designs before moving on to manufacture their chosen design out of Acrylic plastic.

Pupils will learn how to use the following hand and machine tools when making the ice scraper– piercing saw, flat file, (both cross and draw filing processes), drilling, heat bending and finishing of the edges.

In addition to the above, please see image carousel at the bottom of this page which contains our Learner Journey diagrams.

The majority of work covered in S1 Technical Education is based around CfE Level 3 Outcomes and Benchmarks. The majority of pupils at this stage of S1 are working at Third C or above. This does not mean that pupils performing below this level are not making progress – all pupils are making progress, but some require more support with the content.

The following benchmarks were looked at when grading your child’s work.

Design and Technology:

• Uses tools and equipment to manufacture models/products

• Applies safe working practices when creating a model/product

• Extracts dimensions from a drawing and transfer these onto materials to create a model/product

• Identifies the different categories of materials.

• Recognises that materials have different properties and uses.

• Recognises that material properties have an impact upon manufacturing processing choices.

• Recognises that materials come in different forms.

• Produces sketches which show an understanding of proportion.

• Produces 2D and 3D sketches using a range of techniques.

• Produces rendered drawings which may include colour, surface texture, tonal change

In addition to the above, please see image carousel at bottom of page which contains our assessment grids. 

Working Level and Working Grade descriptions for S1 ICT:

Third A: A pupil achieving this level- will be making excellent progress at CfE Level 3, is achieving well against all the outcomes covered. They will be demonstrating these key skills in the projects that they have so far completed. There will be evidence that they have taken the project further than was required.

Third B: A pupil achieving this level- will be making good progress at CfE Level 3, is achieving well against most the outcomes covered. They will be demonstrating these key skills in the projects that they have so far completed.

Third C: A pupil achieving this level- will be making reasonable progress at CfE Level 3, is achieving well against some the outcomes covered while finding others challenging. They will be demonstrating these key skills in the projects that they have so far completed.

Third D: A pupil achieving this level- will be making some progress at CfE Level 3, is achieving against a few of the outcomes covered while finding others challenging. They will be demonstrating these key skills in the projects that they have so far completed.

Second A to D: A pupil achieving these levels- will be making some progress at CfE Level 2, is achieving against a few of the outcomes covered while finding most challenging. They will be demonstrating these key skills in the projects that they have so far completed.