Practical Woodwork | St Maurice's High School

The National 5 Practical Woodworking course provides opportunities for pupils to gain a
range of theoretical and practical woodworking skills relating to tools, equipment, processes
and materials. They also develop skills in reading and interpreting working drawings and
related documents as well as an understanding of health and safety.
The course is practical, exploratory and experiential in nature. It engages pupils with
technologies, allowing them to consider the impact that practical technologies have on our
environment and society.

Through this, they develop skills, knowledge and understanding of:
-woodworking techniques

-measuring and marking out timber sections and sheet materials
– safe working practices in workshop environments
-practical creativity and problem-solving skills
-sustainability issues in a practical woodworking context

Study materials can be found on MS Teams or click here

Course Content

The course focuses on three main areas:

Flat-frame construction
Pupils develop skills, knowledge and understanding in the use of woodworking tools and in making woodworking joints and assemblies commonly used in flat-frame joinery, involving complex features. They will also develop their ability to read and use drawings and diagrams depicting both familiar and unfamiliar woodwork tasks.
Carcase construction
Pupils develop skills, knowledge and understanding in the use of woodworking tools and in making woodworking joints and assemblies commonly used in carcase construction, involving complex features. This may include working with manufactured board or with frames and panels. Theys use working drawings or diagrams in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts that require some interpretation on their part.
Machining and finishing
Pupils develop skills, knowledge and understanding in using machine and power tools. They also develop skills in a variety of woodworking surface preparations and finishing techniques.

Course Assessment

Pupils are assessed on both their practical skills and knowledge and understanding of the related theory work. Pupils will make three models over the course which will prepare them for their final component of assessment for the SQA. This exam piece contributes 70% of their overall grade for the National 5 course. The other 30% is determined by an exam style question paper which relates to theory work covered throughout the course.

My World of Work

Joinery, Carpenter, Wood machinist/ sander, Furniture maker, Wood turner, Wood carving, Cabinetry, Timber framers, Product Designer, Wide range of engineering, Design manufacture engineer, Civil engineer, Electrical engineer, Mechanical engineer, Upholstery are just some of the careers that would require skills gained throughout Practical Woodworking.

This is also a wonderful course to develop manual skills for anyone who is considering a career that requires working intricately by hand.

Further Education and Progression

Many students leave St Maurice’s and go on to Higher Education to further develop their knowledge in one of the Technical subjects and many take up apprenticeships.

Establishments such as those listed below offer wonderful courses from NC level through HNC and HND to Degree.

Joinery Level 1 – https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/courses/joinery-level-1/

Joinery Level 2 – https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/courses/joinery-level-2/

Metalwork:

Fabrication and Welding NC – https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/courses/nc-fabrication-and-welding-engineering/

Evening course Welding – https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/courses/practical-welding/

Electrical:

Electrical NC – https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/courses/nc-electrical-engineering/

Electrical HNC – https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/courses/hnc-electrical-engineering/

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