Category Archives: Design & Manufacture

Computer Science, Design & Manufacture, Graphic Communication

SQA Exams 2026

Graphic Communication Higher Monday 11 May 2026 13:00 – 15:30
Graphic Communication National 5 Monday 11 May 2026 13:00 – 15:00
Design and Manufacture Higher Wednesday 13 May 2026 13:00 – 15:15
Design and Manufacture National 5 Wednesday 13 May 2026 13:00 – 14:45
Computing Science Higher Wednesday 20 May 2026 09:00 – 11:00
Computing Science National 5 Wednesday 20 May 2026 09:00 – 10:30
Design & Manufacture, S1, S2

BGE Famous Buildings Modelling Task

One of the many challenges issued to S1 and S2 during lockdown, pupils were asked to create a model of a famous building from scrap/ recycled materials they had at home.

We had lots of amazing entries with the top award going to Jack in class 1.3. Chloe from 2.6 was a close 2nd, with Alistair from 1.6 finishing off the top 3… Well done to all pupils who submitted a entry.

Design & Manufacture

Generating design ideas

There are many different ways to generate ideas to meet a specification/ design brief. Sometimes when our research doesn’t provide an obvious solution we can use idea generation techniques to help us. The video below is a variation on technique called “taking your pencil for a walk” which your teacher may have already demonstrated in class.