KS3 & KS4 design and technology curriculum

Pupils need to develop and apply knowledge of industrial manufacturing processes and understand their limitations. This unit introduces scales of production with a focus on batch production and collaborative design. This unit builds upon the knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes learnt in the previous unit in Year 7, 'Materials and manufacturing', and the Year 6 unit, 'Cams: automata', during which pupils developed their knowledge and skills for ensuring accuracy when manufacturing. This unit prepares pupils for the technical principles unit in Key Stage 4.

1. Scales of production
2. Timbers properties, sources and stock forms
3. Collaborative design for batch production
4. Manufacturing specifications
5. Quality control and production planning
6. Batch production
7. Batch assembly
8. Evaluate and refine processes

• Pupill can verbally describe and analyse designs
• Pupils can identify material properties
• Pupils can identify manufacturing process opportunities and limitations