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.

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 Excel based tool provides star charts that can be used, for example, in Food Technology. The appropriate tab can be copied and edited into other work books as required.

Create outstanding customised starters and plenaries for your Design and Technology lessons in minutes! This resource contains over 100 slides. Its objective is to support literacy in the new GCSE D&T, by focusing on key terms in manufacturing tools, equipment and processes. The slides include picture recognition, cloze questions and anagrams. Simply copy and paste the appropriate slides for your own lessons. This is suitable for use to support teaching of the new GCSE in D&T or at Key Stage 3. It has been written with direct reference to the AQA specification, which has been approved for first teaching in September 2017.

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

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

This is a PowerPoint explaining the common command words that could be used in exam questions for the subject, alongside a sample question and answer for each type of question. In order to maximise exam performance, it is vital that pupils fully understand the questions that they are being asked so that they are able to answer them effectively. This can make a huge difference to the grades that they achieve. In addition, with the increased emphasis on literacy in schools it is more important than ever that pupils can understand exactly what they are being asked to write and demonstrate a good command of the English language when presenting their answers. This PowerPoint based resource, written by a former senior examiner, is designed to be used by teachers in class to guide pupils through the common command words that could be used in AQA GCSE Engineering examination questions. These include which, state, give, describe, explain and discuss. It can also be printed/placed on a VLE for students to use as part of their GCSE revision. In addition to an explanation of each command word, the resource also provides a sample question and answer for each, giving pupils clear examples of how to structure their answers to each type of question.

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.

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

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, 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 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 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 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.