Year 10 pupil is engineering his own future

One of our pupils, who we have nicknamed ‘The Stig’ from Top Gear as he wants to remain anonymous, has used his engineering knowledge to build a trike from scratch! 

‘The Stig’ is taking the NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Engineering and spent a year welding and grafting to make the trike which he brought to school with his dad to try out. 

He said: “I am into engineering and I saw a video on YouTube, it was a tutorial about building a trike. 

“We had a lot of stuff in the garage as my dad is a mechanic and so we started putting a trike together. It took about a year in amongst doing other stuff. I was always sure it would work as we did it properly. 

“I enjoy the Engineering course although it is more about background material than hands-on engineering but it’s a good qualification for me to have as I want to be an engineer. I would like to work at BAE.” 

Teacher of Design Technology & Engineering, Mrs Shaw, added, "Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical knowledge to solving problems in the real world. Whilst science allows us to gain an understanding of the world and the universe, Engineering enables this understanding to come to life through problem solving, designing and building things.

"Engineers have the ability to solve complex problems and implement solutions in cost effective and practical ways."

What course do we offer at Priory and why?

The NCFE Level 2 in Engineering is a Technical Award which is designed for learners who want an introduction to the Engineering sector. 

The qualification is a highly popular option choice at Priory for pupils in Year 10 & 11. It has been designed to appeal to those learners who wish to pursue a career in the Engineering sector through Apprenticeships or progress onto further study, such as A levels. 

The course offers learners the chance to experience elements of Engineering through mini-practicals and theory work covering a range of Engineering disciplines, materials, Health & Safety Legislation and SI Units to name a few. These form the foundation knowledge to link into the learning opportunities offered at Key Stage 5 at our fantastic local colleges.