Welcome to the Design & Technology Department

Design and Technology is about inventing practical solutions to problems through imaginative thinking. Learners use a range of tools, materials, skills and techniques to explore, design and make products and systems that meet human needs. Working in stimulating contexts they engage in a continuous course of personal development, learning to use today's technologies so they can participate in developing tomorrow's.

Design and Technology is unique because it is broken down into different subjects which the children work through on a carousel system.

D&T at KS3

At KS3 pupils study Graphic Design, Food Technology and Resistant Materials. Over the course of the year all pupils will design, make, animate, prepare, style and taste.

D&T at KS4

At KS4 the D&T department offers three different GCSE options:

GCSE Graphic Products – GCSE Graphic products cover a wide range of products including, packaging, point of sale displays, interior design, advertising, corporate identity and 3D product (concept) design. Over the course for two years you will develop a whole range of creative designing and making skills, technical knowledge and understanding relating to graphic products and invaluable transferable skills such as problem solving and time management.

BTEC First Certificate in Construction (double award) - This is a specialist, work-related course which develops your abilities in Resistant Materials and will provide you with a qualification that will enable you to enter employment in the construction sector or to progress to further education vocational qualifications.

Food Technology – Food and Nutrition GCSE - The syllabus is a preparation for living in a contemporary, changing and multicultural society and increase pupils knowledge and understanding of the needs of individuals and groups, and the influence of the social, cultural, and economic factors. The course focuses on healthy eating and nutritional needs of the population. Pupils are required to plan and carry out food investigations and communicate their findings by producing a food product for a target group. Pupils complete tasks in which they analyse issues and problems, identify, gather and record relevant information and evidence, produce practical work and evaluate its success.

Staff

Head of Dept: Mr. D Adansi BA Hons - Graphics

Mr. N Ashton BA MA CHT - Resistant Materials

Mdm L Hibbett BSC ANut - Food Technology

Mr. L Roszkowski BA MA RCA - Graphics

Key stage 4 results