If you are a parent of a Year 10 pupil at Our Lady’s Catholic High School and you would like a detailed update on your son or daughter’s progress, simply send me an email to the address given below.
Photographs are usually available showing what progress has been made.

In D & T Systems & Control, coursework accounts for a significant amount of the GCSE grade, 60%. The exam is only worth 40% of the GCSE.

Pupils choose a project from a number of suggested topics. The most common choices are controlled vehicles, moving shop displays, and car park barriers.

There are two main components in the coursework, a design folder worth 40% of the marks and a product made by the pupil which is worth 60% of the marks.

Click on ‘Traffic Lights’ to see how much progress your son/daughter has made with their coursework. The ‘Help Sheets’ give some indication of what is required

In Systems & Control, the product usually consists of four integrated parts
1, The base (or chassis),
2. The mechanism
3. The circuit board
4. The program