Aims
To give you the experience of work related activities
To learn skills for working life, through an enjoyable hands-on approach
To develop knowledge through practical tasks
focus on occupation and employability;
enable progression to other courses, training and employment;
help to raise levels of achievement; and
emphasise learning by doing, which helps learners to develop the transferable skills needed in a changing and dynamic working environment.
Staff
Mrs Jones
Mr Gray, Mr Pirie & Mr O’Loan
Mrs Todd, Mrs Brown, Mrs Parra, Mrs McGorman & Mrs Black
Mrs Bryans & Miss Watson
Mr Stewart, Miss Black, Mr Walker, Mr Uprichard, Miss Ritchie, Miss Greer & Miss Sykes
Key Stage 3
This subject is not available in Key Stage 3.
Key Stage 4
Exam Board: CCEA, 100% Coursework
Pupils can choose one or a combination of subjects from the range of courses below.
For each subject chosen, pupils must complete two units from the same occupational area to achieve a qualification.
Each module consists of:
Assesment Objective 1- 20%
Recall knowledge and understanding of the specified content.Assesment Objective 2 - 60%
Apply their knowledge, understanding and skills in occupational contexts through undertaking relevant tasks.Assesment Objective 3 - 20%
Analyse and evaluate their work and make judgements about their performance, indicating where they could make improvements.
Construction
• Carpentry & Joinery - 50%
• Bench Joinery - 50%
Engineering
• Hand Fitting - 50%
• Sheet Metal - 50%
Hospitality & Catering
• Patisserie and Baking - 50%
• Contemporary Cuisine - 50%
Media
• Digital Imaging - 50%
• TV and Film Production - 50%
Sport
• Sports Leadership - 50%
• Running a Leisure Event - 50%
Skills Developed
Problem solving:
Thinking Creatively to experiment with subject specific materials.
Numeracy:
Working with scale and measurements specific to the occupational pathway.
Technical Skills:
Learning through hands on practical lessons.
Organisational skills:
Planning & organization of work area following H&S guidelines.
Creative thinking:
Working to a design brief to realize intentions in a final product.
Careers
Catering
Sports coach
Personal trainer
Photo editor
Film/TV production
Joiner
Engineer
