S3 Option Courses

Practical Metalworking (Code TPMF)

The Practical Metalworking course is a workshop based course where students will develop a range of practical metalworking skills, practical creativity and problem solving. 

Learners develop understanding of safe working practices in a workshop environment, and awareness of sustainability issues in a practical metalworking context.  Through this, they develop skills, knowledge and understanding of:  

• metalworking techniques 

• welding and plasma cutting

• measuring and marking out metal sections and sheet materials

• safe working practices in workshop environments

• practical creativity and problem-solving skills 

• sustainability issues in a practical metalworking context 

Enterprise and Employability with Future Asset (XEEF)

About the course

You will have to complete the following 4 units:

1.   Personal Development: Self and Work

2.   Enterprise Skills

3.   Working with Others

4.   Local Investigations

Personal Development: Self and Work

Pupils will learn to prepare to develop task management skills within a vocational project, carry out the project and review their own task management skills.

Enterprise Skills

Pupils will plan, implement, and evaluate an enterprise activity whilst learning about and developing entrepreneurial skills in the running of an enterprise.

Working with Others

Pupils focus on carrying out an activity and/or activities co-operatively with others and review their co-operative contribution.

Local Investigations

Pupils will develop awareness of a local community while developing high-level research and investigations techniques, planning, organisational and interpersonal skills through in-depth research activities into aspects of the local community projects areas and/or issues of concern in the field of community work.

Future Asset. 

One aspect of this course will be in association with Future Asset, they educates girls across Scotland about investment management and enthuses them about careers in the financial service.  Taking part allows girls to gain real industry insight, experience and skills by taking part in the Growing Future Assets Competition. This competition is only open to girls.