A 60 slide presentation, this pack has two purposes: reducing teacher workload and improving teacher understanding. It is designed to help reduce teacher workload and save time in sourcing and finding resources relevant to the NEA and context stated above. It can be used to support the training of teachers regarding approaches to the NEA, for example, through presentation at department meetings or in teacher CPD time, or by individual teachers to develop their own knowledge and understanding of the NEA component of the AQA GCSE Design and Technology course. Included in this resource: Notes on how to use the resource. General information about the NEA and context. Example design briefs for the context. Useful weblinks related to the context. Example products for product analysis, related to the context. Slides detailing what is required by each section of the NEA portfolio. Suggested delivery routes for the NEA. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing.

A 60 slide presentation written by a former senior examiner, this pack has two purposes: reducing teacher workload and improving teacher understanding. It is designed to help reduce teacher workload and save time in sourcing and finding resources relevant to the NEA and context stated above. It can be used to support the training of teachers regarding approaches to the NEA, for example, through presentation at department meetings or in teacher CPD time, or by individual teachers to develop their own knowledge and understanding of the NEA component of the AQA GCSE Design and Technology course. Included in this resource: Notes on how to use the resource. General information about the NEA and context. Example design briefs for the context. Useful weblinks related to the context. Example products for product analysis, related to the context. Slides detailing what is required by each section of the NEA portfolio. Suggested delivery routes for the NEA. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing.

A 60 slide presentation, this pack has two purposes: reducing teacher workload and improving teacher understanding. It is designed to help reduce teacher workload and save time in sourcing and finding resources relevant to the NEA and context stated above. It can be used to support the training of teachers regarding approaches to the NEA, for example, through presentation at department meetings or in teacher CPD time, or by individual teachers to develop their own knowledge and understanding of the NEA component of the AQA GCSE Design and Technology course. Included in this resource: Notes on how to use the resource. General information about the NEA and context. Example design briefs for the context. Useful weblinks related to the context. Example products for product analysis, related to the context. Slides detailing what is required by each section of the NEA portfolio. Suggested delivery routes for the NEA. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing.

A 60 slide presentation, this pack has two purposes: reducing teacher workload and improving teacher understanding. It is designed to help reduce teacher workload and save time in sourcing and finding resources relevant to the NEA and context stated above. It can be used to support the training of teachers regarding approaches to the NEA, for example, through presentation at department meetings or in teacher CPD time, or by individual teachers to develop their own knowledge and understanding of the NEA component of the AQA GCSE Design and Technology course. Included in this resource: Notes on how to use the resource. General information about the NEA and context. Example design briefs for the context. Useful weblinks related to the context. Example products for product analysis, related to the context. Slides detailing what is required by each section of the NEA portfolio. Suggested delivery routes for the NEA. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing.

A 60 slide presentation written by a former senior examiner, this pack has two purposes: reducing teacher workload and improving teacher understanding. It is designed to help reduce teacher workload and save time in sourcing and finding resources relevant to the NEA and context stated above. It can be used to support the training of teachers regarding approaches to the NEA, for example, through presentation at department meetings or in teacher CPD time, or by individual teachers to develop their own knowledge and understanding of the NEA component of the AQA GCSE Design and Technology course. Included in this resource: Notes on how to use the resource. General information about the NEA and context. Example design briefs for the context. Useful weblinks related to the context. Example products for product analysis, related to the context. Slides detailing what is required by each section of the NEA portfolio. Suggested delivery routes for the NEA. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing.

This is a PowerPoint based scheme of learning designed to teach Cooking and Nutrition and/or Catering to year 7 as part of the 2014 national curriculum at key stage 3. It has been written by an experienced Food teacher and has been fully tested in the classroom. The resource is presented as a 36 slide PowerPoint based workbook that can be printed for pupil use and projected onto a whiteboard for teacher explanation/class discussion. It supports pupils in developing the underpinning knowledge for a range of food preparation skills appropriate to year 7. These include food hygiene, knife skills, oven management and the use of the Eatwell guide. It also includes suggested practical food preparation activities to support learning, the ingredients needed for each and self-evaluation sheets for pupils to complete after each activity. The resource is fully editable and so can be customised to meet local requirements. Included in this resource: A 36 slide PowerPoint workbook designed to support pupils in developing their underpinning knowledge of key stage 3 food preparation skills. Suggested practical food preparation activities to support learning and the ingredients needed for each.

This resource is designed to support Assessment for Learning in OCR A-Level Design and Technology. This resource, written by a former senior examiner, presents an approach that has been proven in classrooms to raise attainment. It breaks down the NEA criteria into a series of easy to understand statements in student friendly language. It supports both self assessment and peer assessment, thus enabling students to identify their own areas for improvement. It can also be used to support teachers in understanding and applying the assessment criteria for A-Level D&T. It has been developed from an approach used for GCSE D&T courses; this was developed by a former senior examiner and applied in his own classroom with great success, typically improving value added by more than one grade. Included in this pack: Teachers notes, including an introduction to using Assessment for Learning (AfL) and how to use the resource. Tables listing the specific requirements to achieve the marks in each section of the NEA, written in ‘student-speak’, alongside tick boxes for self and peer assessment. An editable version of the tables to allow for teacher customisation. The ‘tick-box’ tables can be used either individually or as a booklet by students, to support improvements in their own attainment.

This is a pack of resources designed to support Assessment for Learning in the KS3 Design & Technology National Curriculum, using new attainment criteria derived from 9-1 GCSE Design & Technology and 9-1 GCSE Engineering. Schools use attainment criteria to facilitate the assessment of progress. However, the Secretary of State for education has disapplied the attainment criteria previously used for Key Stage 3 Design & Technology. This disapplication gives the opportunity to adopt new assessment criteria, which more accurately reflect the development of skills that will be assessed in GCSE 9-1 Design & Technology and Engineering. As a result, a group of examiners and teachers have developed a new set of KS3 assessment criteria that directly links to the skills assessed within the new 9-1 GCSEs in both D&T and Engineering. This resource pack provides support for understanding and using the new level descriptors. **It includes: ** A copy of the new descriptor statements derived from 9-1 GCSE Design & Technology and those derived from 9-1 GCSE Engineering.** Detailed teachers’ notes introducing assessment for learning and the best use of the resource. A series of editable tabes that break the level criteria into pupil friendly statements alongside tick boxes for self, peer and teacher assessment - covering each stage of the design process for both D&T and Engineering. A series of editable AfL worksheets covering each stage of the design process for both D&T and Engineering, which also support self and peer assessment. An editable ‘front section’ for a pupil booklet, with spaces for setting appropriate targets and recording progress. Example KS3 ‘I can’ statements derived from GCSE Engineering. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing. This pack can be used to support teachers in understanding and using the new attainment criteria. The worksheets can be used either individually or as a booklet by pupils, to support improvements in their own attainment. They can be used directly with existing projects or new projects, and are suitable for use across all of D&T and Engineering.

This is a pack of resources designed to support Assessment for Learning in the new AQA 9-1 GCSE Design and Technology. This resource presents an approach that has been proven in classrooms to raise attainment. It breaks down the NEA criteria into a series of easy to understand statements in pupil friendly language. It supports both self assessment and peer assessment, thus enabling students to identify their own areas for improvement. It can also be used to support teachers in understanding and applying the assessment criteria for GCSE 9-1 D&T. It has been developed from an approach used for the previous GCSE D&T courses; this was developed by a former senior examiner and applied in his own classroom with great success, typically improving value added by more than one grade. Included in this pack: Teachers notes, including an introduction to using Assessment for Learning (AfL) and how to use the resource. An editable version of tables listing the specific requirements to achieve the marks in each section of the NEA, written in ‘pupil-speak’, alongside tick boxes for self and peer assessment. An editable ‘front section’ for a pupil AfL workbook, explaining how to use the resource and with spaces for setting appropriate targets. Copies of KS3 and KS4 level and grade descriptor statements derived from the GCSE 9-1 D&T specification. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing. The ‘tick-box’ tables can be used either individually or as a booklet by students, to support improvements in their own attainment. They are not specific to an individual project, so can be used with any of the contexts provided by the exam board.

This is a pack of resources designed to support Assessment for Learning in the new AQA 9-1 GCSE Engineering. This resource presents an approach that has been proven in classrooms to raise attainment. It breaks down the NEA criteria into a series of easy to understand statements in pupil friendly language. It supports both self assessment and peer assessment, thus enabling students to identify their own areas for improvement. It can also be used to support teachers in understanding and applying the assessment criteria for GCSE 9-1 Engineering. It has been developed from an approach used for the previous GCSE Engineering course; this was developed by a former senior examiner and applied in his own classroom with great success, typically improving value added by more than one grade. **Included in this pack: ** Teachers notes, including an introduction to using Assessment for Learning (AfL) and how to use the resource. An editable version of tables listing the specific requirements to achieve the marks in each section of the NEA, written in ‘pupil-speak’, alongside tick boxes for self and peer assessment. An editable ‘front section’ for a pupil AfL workbook, explaining how to use the resource and with spaces for setting appropriate targets. Copies of KS3 and KS4 level and grade descriptor statements derived from the GCSE 9-1 Engineering specification. KS3 and KS4 ‘I can’ statements derived from GCSE Engineering. BONUS: Additional sheets detailing product analysis, specification writing and the use of SCARED for designing The ‘tick-box’ tables can be used either individually or as a booklet by students, to support improvements in their own attainment. They are not specific to an individual project, so can be used with any of the contexts provided by the exam board.

For the new GCSE in Design and Technology - first teaching in September 2017. Written for the AQA specification. There are three keys to success in GCSE exams: subject knowledge, exam technique and confidence. Our GCSE homework packs have been written by former senior examiners and outstanding teachers. They contain at least one separate worksheet for every sub-section of the named GCSE specification, written in the style of exam questions. These are each supported by an associated mark scheme. The questions can be printed and set as homework activities to support the lessons covering each area of subject knowledge, or for revision. They can then be used as a peer assessment activity with students marking each others’ work, or marked by teachers. By using these worksheets, learners can consolidate or develop their subject knowledge. They can also increase their understanding of what the questions are asking for and how to answer them – therefore also helping to increase their confidence. This addresses all three of the keys for success in their GCSE exams! This resource includes: Teachers' notes, suggesting how the resource can be used effectively. A series of over 50 individual worksheets containing exam-style questions (at least one worksheet for each sub-section of the specification). Immediately following each work sheet, a mark scheme for that question. What teachers have said about our homework packs: 'What a fantastic resource... I think it's brilliant!' - Steve Ridley, Middleton Technology College 'The homework packs are absolutely fantastic!' - James Longridge, Head of D&T - Heckmondwike Grammar School 'The homework pack is fab!! So glad you told me about it!' - KD, Staffordshire 'This pack made a huge difference to the performance of my students in the examination component of the course. This made all the difference to their overall results.' - MT, Manchester

Pack of two practice examination papers for the new GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition (9-1) (written in the style of AQA). What better way for students to prepare for their GCSE examinations than by completing our expertly written practice exam style papers? These papers are written by teachers and former senior examiners to support students in preparing for the examination in the new GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition (9-1). Included in each pack: Two practice exam style papers. Associated mark schemes for each paper. Teachers’ notes, suggesting how the resource can be used effectively. What other teachers have said about our practice exam papers: ‘Thanks for these papers – they are fantastic!!’- AM, Shropshire ’The exam papers look like a great resource’ - DW, Middlesex ’Delighted with the papers, they will be extremely helpful’ - LD, Rutland ’They really test and stretch the students’ ability to apply their theory knowledge!’ - MF, London

For the new GCSE in Design and Technology - first teaching in September 2017. Written for the AQA specification. Pack of two practice examination papers for the new GCSE in Design and Technology (9-1) (written in the style of AQA). What better way for students to prepare for their GCSE examinations than by completing our expertly written practice exam style papers? These papers are written by teachers and former senior examiners to support students in preparing for the examination in the new GCSE in Design and Technology (9-1). Included in each pack: Two practice exam style papers. Associated mark schemes for each paper. Teachers’ notes, suggesting how the resource can be used effectively. What other teachers have said about our practice exam papers: ‘Thanks for these papers – they are fantastic!!’- AM, Shropshire ’The exam papers look like a great resource’ - DW, Middlesex ’Delighted with the papers, they will be extremely helpful’ - LD, Rutland

There are three keys to success in GCSE exams: subject knowledge, exam technique and confidence. Our GCSE homework packs have been written by former senior examiners and outstanding teachers. They contain a separate worksheet for every sub-section of the named GCSE specification, written in the style of exam questions. These are each supported by an associated mark scheme. The questions can be printed and set as homework activities to support the lessons covering each area of subject knowledge, or for revision. They can then be used as a peer assessment activity with students marking each others’ work, or marked by teachers. By using these worksheets, learners can consolidate or develop their subject knowledge. They can also increase their understanding of what the questions are asking for and how to answer them – therefore also helping to increase their confidence. This addresses all three of the keys for success in their GCSE exams! This resource includes: Teachers' notes, suggesting how the resource can be used effectively. A series of over 30 individual worksheets containing exam-style questions (one worksheet for each sub-topic of the specification). Immediately following each work sheet, a mark scheme for that question. BONUS - 10 additional multiple choice question and answer sheets. What teachers have said about our homework packs: 'What a fantastic resource... I think it's brilliant!' - Steve Ridley, Middleton Technology College 'The homework packs are absolutely fantastic!' - James Longridge, Head of D&T - Heckmondwike Grammar School 'The homework pack is fab!! So glad you told me about it!' - KD, Staffordshire 'This pack made a huge difference to the performance of my students in the examination component of the course. This made all the difference to their overall results.' - MT, Manchester

Setting cover work can be a time consuming and difficult process that often has to be completed at short notice. That's why we created our Key Stage 3 D&T Cover Pack! This is a pack of resources designed to help teachers and department leaders save time when setting cover work for Key Stage 3 Design and Technology classes. It contains a mixture of one-off cover lesson design tasks, literacy and exam style worksheets and mini-projects for covering longer term absence. This resource does not include Food Preparation, Cooking and Nutrition. A separate cover pack will be made available shortly for this subject. Included in this pack: 15 pupil activity sheets ideal for setting as one-off cover lessons. These are mainly design based activities but also cover other elements of the design process. 3 five lesson mini-projects with PowerPoint presentations and worksheets needed for delivery. Ideal for covering longer term absence. 30 worksheets focussing primarily on literacy and exam skills within D&T. Ideal as short tasks within cover lessons, or for when pupils have completed other set cover work. Teachers' notes explaining best use of the resources.

This is the second edition of our popular Key Stage 3 Baseline Test Pack for Design and Technology. This edition presents an updated version of the initial two test pack with six new questions and an additional baseline numeracy test to match the increased focus on numeracy in the D&T curriculum. This pack contains two alternative tests for accurate Key Stage 3 baselining in Design and Technology. These tests are designed to provide summative assessment at the end of Key Stage 2. For example, when a pupil is making a transition from primary to secondary school. Each test presents twelve multi-part questions covering every bullet point/topic area of the 2014 Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for Design and Technology. The tests can be used by secondary teachers to evaluate what proportion of the national curriculum requirements have been addressed in primary school by each pupil. This resource includes: Two baseline test papers, each mapped directly to the 2014 KS2 National Curriculum for Design and Technology. Mark schemes for each paper. A pupil mark and feedback sheet. A set of four worksheet based tasks that can be used in cases where schools require a baseline level to be set for each pupil. NEW - A baseline numeracy test for D&T, testing Maths skills directly linked to the subject.

The new GCSE 9-1 Engineering specification contains maths requirements that were not in the previous GCSE specification. These requirements are specifically tested in the exam, where a percentage of the marks are specifically allocated to them. This resource contains a skill worksheet and a practice worksheet for each of the maths requirements of the specification (two worksheets for each requirement, or 26 in total). These summarise the knowledge needed and provide practice questions in the style of exam questions, along with worked answers. These worksheets have been prepared by former senior examiners in Mathematics, Engineering and Design & Technology. This resource includes: Teachers' notes explaining the purpose and effective use of the resource. 13 skill sheets, each containing an outline of the relevant maths skill covered, a worked example of a question and a small number of questions for students to attempt. 13 practice sheets, each containing a series of practice questions for students of an increasing level of difficulty. Mark schemes/worked through answers for all questions asked in the pack.

There are three keys to success in exams: subject knowledge, exam technique and confidence. The sooner pupils begin to practice these the better they will become at answering exam questions, leading to them building the skills needed for success when they reach GCSE level. Our KS3 D&T homework pack has been written by examiners and outstanding teachers. It contains two separate worksheets for every point of the new KS3 Design and Technology national curriculum programme of study, written in the style of exam questions. These are each supported by an associated mark scheme. The questions can be printed and set as homework activities to support the lessons covering each area of subject knowledge, or for revision of topics covered. They can then be used as a peer assessment activity with students marking each others’ work, or marked by teachers. By using these worksheets, learners can consolidate or develop their subject knowledge. They can also increase their understanding of what exam questions ask for and how to answer them – therefore also helping to increase their confidence. This enables them to build early on the three key areas that they will need for success in their exams when they reach GCSE! This resource includes: Teachers notes, suggesting how the resource can be used effectively. A series of 38 individual worksheets containing exam-style questions. Immediately following each work sheet, a mark scheme for that question. What teachers have said about our homework packs: 'What a fantastic resource... I think it's brilliant!' - Steve Ridley, Middleton Technology College 'The homework packs are absolutely fantastic!' - James Longridge, Head of D&T - Heckmondwike Grammar School 'The homework pack is fab!! So glad you told me about it!' - KD, Staffordshire

This pack contains two end of Key Stage 3 tests for Design and Technology. These tests are designed to provide summative assessment at the end of the key stage. Each test presents several multi-part questions covering each strand of the 2014 National Curriculum for Design and Technology. This resource includes: Two end of Key Stage 3 test papers, each mapped directly to the 2014 National Curriculum for Design and Technology. Mark schemes for each paper. A pupil mark and feedback sheet.

Pack of two practice examination papers for the new GCSE in Design and Technology (9-1) (written in the style of AQA). What better way for students to prepare for their GCSE examinations than by completing our expertly written practice exam style papers? These papers are written by teachers and former senior examiners to support students in preparing for the examination in the new GCSE in Design and Technology (9-1). Included in each pack: Two practice exam style papers. Associated mark schemes for each paper. Teachers’ notes, suggesting how the resource can be used effectively. What other teachers have said about our practice exam papers: ‘Thanks for these papers – they are fantastic!!’- AM, Shropshire ‘The exam papers look like a great resource’ - DW, Middlesex ‘Delighted with the papers, they will be extremely helpful’ - LD, Rutland ‘They really test and stretch the students’ ability to apply their theory knowledge!’ - MF, London