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Thank you Sal40.  

Correction- last week all was fine but this  week the assessments aren't working grrr.

Yeah sorry. i meant more "hands on" tasks, learning by doing. I didnt mean to imply it was unskilled, as it can be highly skilled.

I run a Primary Technology Challenge, local primaries are sent a pack, that they can work on in class/after school and then send teams in to the Challenge taking place on the Friday of the week. So far the challenge has involved trebuchets, automata and rockets.

We get 4x60 minute lessons a fortnight (with the exception of Year 7 who get 3x60 minute lessons a fortnight.) There is always a double lesson in each fortnight, the other lessons are singles.

I don't really have strong feelings either way on this BUT one thought crossed my mine. Class sizes - I currently have max 20 students in a group (odd, very rare 21). 2 food rooms & usually 2 food teachers on at any one time, teaching to capacity. From a timetabling point of view what would we be matched against to ensure we keep the smaller class sizes? I also like the support of other practical teachers. Those who...

brilliant. Thanks. I have been working on some ideas to do with food servers, perhaps making the sort of burger lifters like I saw in springy bamboo as well as the trad salad servers - do kids really know what to do with these? Also making small one piece clocks, akin to the ones using line benders with acrylic but in laminate. But would love some other ideas. The year BTEC project is not such a problem as I have a clear brief for that but...

This may give you some ideas: http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2008/02/28/arts_jess_perry_20080228_feature.shtml

Could you embed them within marking criteria?  I've made a kind of merged version of the NC with the other aspects pulled in, to hopefully tick all the boxes in one neat package.

yeah we've got circuit wizard, although i'm not much help with that. The students had done some on that last yr with their old teacher though so that's a start. Would love any help you can offer. Prefer not to say the school on here but if you e-mail me we can chat and i can pick your brains etc. mccoa012@medway.org.uk Thanks for yr help :)