S2 Technical:
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S2 Design and Manufacture

One period a week is spent in the workshop completing a range of practical projects in wood, plastic and metal.

Where appropriate there is an element of design within the projects and an opportunity for pupils to be creative whilst exploring materials and manufacturing techniques.

Models in S2 Technical include:

- Bird feeder project [softwood]

- Tea light candle holder [sheet metal]

- Stationary Block [softwood and manmade boards]

- Bottle opener [metal bar]

The following benchmarks were looked at when grading your child’s work depending on which units they have completed.

Design and Manufacture:

• Uses aspects of the design process to reach a solution for a given brief

• Identifies relevant design factors in a design brief

• Identifies the different categories of material

• Recognises that materials have different properties and uses

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

• Uses tools and equipment to manufacture models

• Applies safe working practices when creating a model

Working Level and Working Grade descriptions for S2 Technical:

The majority of pupils at this stage will be working at Third C or above.

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 one or two of the outcomes covered while finding most challenging. They will be demonstrating these key skills in the projects that they have so far completed.