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"As engineers, we are in a position to change the world, not just study it." Henry Petroski.
Our vision for Engineering at All Saints
Key Stage 3 (Years 7,8 and 9)
All Saints Academy inspires to equip students to develop and build a love of Engineering. We encourage students to develop ways of communicating ideas across all areas- sketching, 3D modelling, prototyping, CAD/CAM and practical. To understand the different Engineering sectors and how they have developed our modern world today. To identify user needs across all areas of research, design and practical, and to understand the properties and characteristics of a range of materials. Develop an understanding and be able to analyse different designers and architects. We inspire to develop essential skills for future employability and understand the different careers and job roles within different sectors.
Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11)
At All Saints Academy Engineering is an academic and technical course, in which students investigate a variety of topics, developing sector specific knowledge and skills. Throughout this qualification, students will gain valuable knowledge of engineering disciplines, the science and mathematics that is applied in engineering, how to read engineering drawings, properties and characteristics of engineering materials and know why specific materials are selected for engineering applications. Be able to use a range of engineering tools, equipment and machines, production planning techniques, processing skills and techniques applied to materials for a manufacturing task equipment.
How will we achieve this?
Learning Journey
How will we assess Engineering?
KS3
At KS3, students are assessed regularly through Practical skills, Theory and Master of Recall testing, these track student understanding as they progress through the project. Students are also assessed on their designing and making skills – Y7 windchime, Y8 ruler & set square and Y9 Money box.
KS4 NCFE Engineering
Theory Assessment:
At KS4, students get assessed weekly via an online knowledge test. Students will also complete 9 mark exam questions which will get graded against the exam board criteria. Past exam papers are also used to prepare students for their exam in the summer term of Y11. The theory exam is worth 40% of the overall grade.
Practical Assessment:
Students complete practice synoptic projects to prepare them for their real assessment in Y11. Practice synoptic projects contain tasks which reflect the real expectations set by the exam board. The practical synoptic project is worth 60% of the overall grade.
What is the impact of our work?
Students’ Comments
“I enjoy the practical aspect of this course and learning about ‘real world’ situations.”
Cultural Capital opportunities:
- Interhouse competitions
- Aspire talks
- Company talks- The Mill/ll Mulino, Robertsons
- Company visits- Chocolate Factory, Quorn, Nissan.
- College visits- NETA, TTE, Middlesbrough College, Stockton Riverside, Northern School of Art.
Engineering Prefect
Hello, my name is Matthew, and I am the Technologies Prefect of All Saints Academy. I have always enjoyed planning ideas out and creating new objects out of nothing. Ever since having the opportunity to help other people using my passion, I have been excited to be able to automise my passion and use it much more often than before and to help people as well.
Combined with my joy for creation, I also like to play Rugby as a full-back, from which me and my team at Billingham play practice every Tuesday and a game every Sunday. Over the past Summer break, I learnt how to fish and capture multiple large fish, like Perch and Bream fish, letting me reconnect my love for Nature.
Ever since being at All Saints, I have been a part of many different clubs, such as History debate club, Maths Mentor, IT Club and Science Club. Despite being at such different clubs, they all require similar abilities to do properly, such as problem-solving and ambition. I have experienced many different clubs, allowing for much more experience in separate areas of school life. Whilst doing this work, it has let me become more knowledgeable in the previous subjects, and, with now being the Technologies Prefect, let me especially focus on Engineering, IT and DT even though still having much free time with my friends.
I hope to be able to make Engineering a more popular subject and letting more people see the adaptability and importance of the subject as I and many others have seen.
How you can help your child:
KS4 NCFE Website: https://www.qualhub.co.uk/qualification-search/qualification-detail/ncfe-level-12-technical-award-in-engineering-4593#SupportMaterials
