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Department Overview
The Design & Technology department aims to develop skills and understanding to solve design problems creatively and competently. The underlying Design Process is taught as a logical problem solving method of working through a range of projects throughout the following subjects;
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Food – working with ingredients and cooking equipment
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Resistant Materials – working with wood, metal and plastic materials, using hand and machine tools and electronics.
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Graphics – working with drawing equipment, paper and card
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Textiles – working with fabrics by hand and machine
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CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacture) and other ICT skills are taught throughout all Technology subject areas, but with a particular focus in Graphics
Design & Technology is an exciting and diverse subject, and we expect pupils to get actively involved in their projects, completing purposeful homework and developing an interest in Design & Technology in the world outside of School.
Key Stage 3
Year 7 and Year 8 students will spend 19 weeks studying each of the design technology
subjects where they will spend time developing and building their skills. A
full list of the current projects can be found on the KS3
Technology page.
At the end of Year 8 students get the opportunity to choose 3 design technology options to study in Year 9. Students will spend 12 weeks in each of the 3 subjects, developing and building their design and technology skills.
Key Stage 4
Having completed a comprehensive programme of study in each subject within Design & Technology, students are able to specialise according to their personal strengths, skills and interest. The following GCSE courses are currently being offered to our pupils;
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GCSE Design and Technology: Resistant Materials
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GCSE Design and Technology: Food Technology
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GCSE Design and Technology: Graphic Products
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GCSE Design and Technology: Textiles
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EAL Level 2 Engineering
More details of the courses and how
they are assessed can be found on the KS4
Technology page.
Extra Curricular
Activities
The Design & Technology department offer a
number of extra curricular actives through various lunchtime and after school
clubs. More details can be found on the D&T
Clubs page.
A number of the software packages used in
school are also freely available for students to use at home - a list of these
are available on the Useful
Software page.
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