This covers the BTEC Firsts in Engineering qualification for Level 1/2 learners in Key Stage 4. This booklet utilises the Authorised Assignment Briefs for Task A and Task B of Unit 7, including all assessment and learner declaration pages. There is dedicated space for all required evidence needed to pass the unit and the Marking Criteria has been taken from the BTEC Specification to help the students understand this. Typically, I set specific pages as homework, which can be printed and written by hand or word-processed. This has greatly improved the organisation of this paperwork heavy unit and helped to keep the students on task.

This covers the BTEC Firsts in Engineering qualification for Level 1/2 learners in Key Stage 4. This booklet utilises the Authorised Assignment Briefs for Task A, B, C and D of Unit 2, including all assessment and learner declaration pages. There is dedicated space for all required evidence needed to pass the unit and the Marking Criteria has been taken from the BTEC Specification to help the students understand this. Typically, I set specific pages as homework, which can be printed and written by hand or word-processed. This has greatly improved the organisation of this paperwork heavy unit and helped to keep the students on task.

This portfolio of work is suitable for Engineering students, specifically those taking WJEC Level 1/Level 2 Vocational Award in Engineering. This project has been approved by the WJEC for the teaching and assessment of Unit 2 - ‘Producing Engineering Products’. We teach our Engineering students to produce an ‘Interchangeable Hammer’. This has 6 components in total: 3 are assessed as part of this unit, 2 are used as ‘Skill Builders’ (at the start of year 10) and the last is rovided for the student (details are in the PowerPoint). In this pack is the portfolio that we print at A4 landscape for students. This includes all of the sheets they must complete, as well as technical drawings for the components they need to manufacture. The WJEC suggests that for Unit 2 students spend approximately 12 hours, including planning. I have also included a number of resources for other lessons that fall withing the teaching of the practical elements of the project (calculating lathe RPM, step-by-step instructions for display purposes). The project should be adjusted to match the processes that you are able to complete in your school. If you have any questions I would be happy to answer them!

I run this task as a 4 week mini project with AS Level students to help boost the presentation of their coursework. I have included some of my own example of degree-level presentation work as well as images from product design and architectural presentation styles. The task is to complete a mini portfolio with research leading up to 3 presentation drawings using 3 different distinct styles. I usually ask for some form of analysis, mood board, development work and then the final images. The product they choose to present is almost irrelevant - they must focus on practising their presentation styles.