nosybonk":310dn7tu said:
Hi im new to this great site and i was wondering if anybody could please help me with a small problem
At the minute i teach nvq joinery level2 to 16-18 year olds now then i have been told after xmas im moving to another school to teach 14-16 year olds so has anybody got any stuff i can teach this age group as this is a bit new to me..oh there is some basic machines
panel saw,x-cut,mortice,sander,
A bit of a responsibility that! Get it wrong with that age group and you can turn them off woodwork for life. Fortunately I had a really good woodwork teacher at Grammar School who taught me a lot of the basics and started a lifelong interest in furniture and woodwork.
I'd agree about not making toy trains but it needs to be something that a can be completed within their (often short) attention span. Also the availabilty of materials will affect what you can do.
I'd suggest smallish things first, cd storage, bird boxes/feeders (seasonal) or picture frames. Make some examples yourself first to set the standard and work up a set of projects of increasing difficulty so that the more able always have something more challenging to go at. I'm sure the members here would be happy to contribute more ideas.
Of course if you're teaching a GCSE course then it is likely that the course will already define certain key skills that have to be taught.
Colin