Observe an everyday routine at home, school, a sports club or a local cafe. Redesign one object to make it easier to use, moving from interviews and sketches to a low-cost physical prototype.
A redesigned everyday object, physical prototype and annotated design board.
An exhibition or demonstration of the work to an audience, with questions answered and a design rationale given. Each project produces an individual portfolio case-study entry, even when delivery is team-based.
Three 50-minute lessons a week. Checkpoints at weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 keep every team on track; the teacher guide gives each lesson a starter, a main activity and a plenary.
Lesson-by-lesson sequence illustrative, from the programme arc, until the teacher guide is supplied.
Every lesson in the teacher guide follows the same shape: what students should be able to do by the end, a starter, a main activity, a plenary, and the resources to run it. This one is open to everyone.
Each part has its own criteria and rubric in the teacher guide. Judge students at each checkpoint and at the showcase on the tracker, so the evidence is complete when the project ends.
Students use educator-approved AI tools only. No identifiable personal data about participants is entered into AI tools; consent is obtained for research and publication; AI assistance is recorded alongside students’ own decisions. The teacher guide sets out the tool-approval and data rules for this project.
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Design an app experience for finding local activities, checking sports fixtures or joining a school event. Build and test a clickable prototype around one clear task; coding is not required.
Where this leads in Year 9. Redesign a product used in sport, shopping or learning for someone with a specific access or usability need. Work from the person’s own feedback rather than assumptions about their abilities.
The Entrepreneur Hub project taught in the same term. Tell a real young entrepreneur's journey as a storyboard/comic, exploring resilience through the Hero's Journey.
