1. Engineering Department Systems and Control
5th Form Parents’ Open Morning

2. Welcome

3. Engineering at St Paul’s School
GCSE
Resistant Materials
Electronics
Systems and Control
We use existing GCSE D&T qualifications, but with Engineering focus, especially in the use of CAD/CAM.
Post GCSE
Highly successful Extended Project in Engineering

4. 5th Form Year Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Basic Electronics Theory
Lights & Motion Project
Spring Term
Mechanisms Theory
Manufacture of Casing
Summer Term
Advanced Electronics Theory
Remaining Theory

5. Systems and Control Laboratory

6. Development Boards

7. Workshop

8. Equipment

9. 6th Form Year – Key Dates Autumn/Spring Terms January March to June
Project of 30h (Controlled Assessment)
Submission of project and folder
two weeks before Spring remedy
January
Mock Examination
March to June
Further preparation for the exam

10. Marks Weighting

11. Previous Projects

12. After School / Lunchtimes

13. BalloonSat

14. CanSat

15. Arkwright Scholarships http://www.arkwright.org.uk
Most successful school

16. Questions?

17. Dr Patterson Dr Herceg