I wanted to make my KS3 booklets more interactive, exiting and visually appealing to learners of all abilities. I used angry birds as a theme as I found that my learners responded well to this type of visual stimuli. The project I am doing with them is a simple balancing toy to develop their basic metal work skills. I also wanted to emphasise the national curriculum requirements in a simple way. At the start of the project learners are given the opportunity to discuss and develop an understanding of the curriculum logo's (thinking, communication, etc) and how they relate to their work. I have added the document in both PDF and Microsoft publisher format. All fonts such as 'angry birds' are available from dafont.com .

I created this project in order for my Year 10 learners to develop an understanding of metal skills in line with the WJEC specification. Learners are given a brief to manufacture a bottle opener from mild steel blank. All learners make their bottle opener from the same working drawing however they have an opportunity to design the handle and engrave using the laser cutter. I have included the working drawing and the work booklet I use with them through this project learners are given the opportunity to cut, shape, drill and heat treat metal. They also develop an understanding of accuracy and tolerances. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

UPDATED 2020 Complete booklets for UNIT 2 & UNIT 3 with Assessment criteria highlighted on each page* This unit of work is to aid delivery of the WJEC Level 2 Constructing the build environment award. This comprehensive resource contains the following: SOW for Units 2&3 Assignment guidance and worksheets to aid completion of UNIT 3 Planning Construction Projects Worksheets designed to meet assessment criteria for UNIT 2 as well as pictures of outcomes Presentations to aid delivery Complete revision booklet for UNIT 1 which contains helpful worksheets & revision mats Tracking sheets for all units UNIT 2 resources have been designed for the following skills: Joinery Painting & Decorating Tiling If you have any questions or queries regarding the resources or delivery of the course leave your email in the comments section and I will be more than happy to help. Disclaimer: The resources included are to be used as a guide for delivery only and may need to be adapted to fully meet the success criteria. I take no responsibility for moderation outcomes achieved by using these resources.

A visual aid to help learners develop an understanding of A.C.C.E.S.S.F.M whilst designing a mobile phone product. I have found them to be a great tool for differentiation and catered to suit all abilities. They contain visual imagery as well as questions to aid thinking . I have laminated sets in the class and I have them permanently displayed on the whiteboard. I have found these are useful for both KS3 & KS4.

This resource gives you all the tools you need to teach a successful, fun and engaging product analysis lesson to KS3 learners (It can easily be adapted to KS4) I designed this lesson for a job interview and I got the job!!! The lesson is based on mobile phone product analysis. It has been designed to encourage collaboration and appeals to kinaesthetic, visual and auditory learning styles. The lesson kit lends itself well to differentiation and enables learners to develop literacy and communication skills. This kit includes: - Lesson starter - Product analysis PowerPoint - Mobile Fact sheet - TEEP lesson plan complete - ACCESSFM cards (a godsend for product analysis, specification writing and evaluations) for added effect and success with this lesson try and source old mobile phones as it gives the lesson a really nice hands on feature!

a range of worksheets designed to aid delivery of UNIT 1 Safety & Security. Perfect as a revision booklet or for individual lessons. Any feedback welcome Enjoy

a selection of worksheets created to aid completion of Unit 2 controlled assessment task with middle ability Y10 learners . Sheets are cross-referenced to the WJEC specification to aid assessment. I followed the exemplar project from the WJEC website. This project is an LED desk lamp and the resources included are designed accordingly. The resource includes the engineering drawings required to manufacture the product. I am in the process of writing a detailed SOW. If you would like a copy leave your email in the comments section Please Note: All resources contained in this kit are intended for guidance only. Learners must produce their own worksheets for assessment Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for the moderation outcomes achieved by using these resources.

This resource contains a range of A3 pupil friendly worksheets which can be used in a number of ways to strengthen learner understanding in preparation for the WJEC safety and security exam. Each page is signposted to show which assessment criteria each activity meets. These pages work well in theory lessons and promote independant research, they can also be used as revision mats which allow learners to recall information. The resource consists of 8 A3 pages.

This is a resource I designed for pupils to reflect on their bad behaviour. I use it at KS3 during detentions for both my form class and normal classes. The resource is useful because they hate writing it therefor it improves behaviour and it also gives me the chance to see any underlying issues that may be causing them to misbehave

These are a range of booklets I recently designed to make KS3 Engineering more relevant to KS4 courses. I was finding that the transfer of skills and knowledge to KS4 were lacking. These booklets are mostly generic and can be easily adapted for any project. So far i’ve found more engagement from learners. Also contains three homework tasks per year group Any questions or feedback welcome

An updated resource that aids delivery of Product Analysis lessons. These are a set of double sided A5 learning cards that help learners develop an understanding of the ACCESSFM acronym. One side contains images and key words and the other includes a description, Sentence starters and product analysis questions. These cards enable differentiation and help learners with ALN develop their knowledge. Literacy is also developed through the use of sentence starters.

This is a work booklet I created to aid my learners in completing BTEC Level 2 Unit 1 in construction. The booklet is aimed at aiding learners in gaining a PASS level. Please contact me if you would like the master copy which is in publisher format. I have found this booklet has been beneficial in assisting lower ability learners as it is simple to follow and contains many visual aids. Not sure how relevant this booklet is now as this is from the 2013 spec

Here is a collection of resources I have designed to teach edexcel BTEC construction. The resources are aimed at the joinery unit. feel free to adapt. These resources are based around the 2013 spec and may have changed.

I was recently observed and needed a quick and effective starter task to engage my learners. The topic was 'Writing a specification' as we were making mobile phone holders I decided to create a group work task where learners had to discuss and decide what the designer was thinking when he/she designed products. Each group had a different Phone holder to look at and then had to discuss their findings on the whiteboard. I found this was highly effective in getting learners to understand the purpose of a design specification.

I found that learners at KS4 were reluctant to take charge of their own learning and that they lacked sense of direction when it came to practical activities. In order to encourage independence and a sense of responsibility in their work I give learners a diary which they have to log progress at the end of every lesson and highlight where they need to go next. I have tried this at both Year 10 and year 11 (CAT) and it seems to be having a positive effect on the pace of lessons and the progress made within them.

A differentiation worksheet designed to aid completion of product analysis in Y7. The sheet works on the ACCESSFM acronym and is colour coded to promote learners to add more detail when writing product analysis' . Sheet is "Angry Bird" themed but can be easily edited .

I created this for My KS3 learners to assess their enjoyment of learning and to seek their opinion on what they need further assistance with. I have created it in the format of angry birds to make the sheet less intrusive