Head of Department: Miss S Newall
Exam Boards:
3D Design – Edquas
Construction – Pearsons
Hospitality & Catering – WJEC
Design and Technology gives pupils the opportunity to learn a variety of skills, through their exploration of specialist areas such as Food Technology, Systems, Product Design, Graphics and Textiles. By covering a wide range of projects, pupils are able to combine practical skills with creative thinking and explore the use of different materials, to design and make products and systems that meet human needs.
Key Stage 3:
Food Technology
Pupils will learn core skills with regards to basic cookery, staying safe within a practical environment and health and nutrition. Through this pupils will be able to produce, develop and create a variety of dishes to suit the needs of their home environment and meet current eating trends.
Systems
Pupils will design and make models of simple wiring, mechanical and electrical systems that would be found in the modern world.
Product Design
Pupils will design and make a variety of craft based three-dimensional products using specialist equipment and materials such as wood, plastic and card.
Key Stage 4:
Year 7
- Food Tech – Cooking and Nutrition(opens in new tab)
- Design Tech – Product Design(opens in new tab)
- Design Tech – Systems(opens in new tab)
Year 8
- Food Tech – Cooking and Nutrition(opens in new tab)
- Design Tech – Lantern Project(opens in new tab)
- Design Tech – Sustainable Housing Design(opens in new tab)
Year 9