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 About
the Department:
Design and Technology prepares students to participate in tomorrow's
rapidly changing technologies. They learn to think and intervene
creatively to improve the quality of life. The subjects call for students
to become autonomous and creative problem-solvers as individuals and as
members of a team. They must look for needs, wants and opportunities and
respond to them by developing a range of ideas and making products and
systems. They combine practical skills with an understanding of
aesthetics, social and environmental issues, function and industrial
practices. As they do so, they reflect on and evaluate present and past
design and technology, its uses and effects. Through Design and
Technology, all students become discriminating and informed users of
products and become innovators.
In all specialist subject areas, students
develop basic skills, knowledge and understanding of the subject and its
importance in a wide range of issues such as health and safety, widening
their experience in materials used, an awareness of aesthetics of
commercial products and an understanding of modern technology.
At Key Stage 3, Design and Technology
aims to:
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prepare young people to cope in a rapidly
changing technological world;
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enable students to think and intervene
creatively to improve that world;
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help students to become discriminating
consumers and users of products;
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help students to become autonomous, creative
problem-solvers;
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support students working as individuals and
with others;
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equip students with the knowledge, skills
and understanding of materials, tools and processes (technical know-how);
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develop practical capability - being able to
apply knowledge, skills and understanding when designing and making;
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encourage the ability to consider critically
the uses, effects and values dimension of design and technology
(technological awareness or literacy).
At Key Stage 4, Design and Technology
aims to involve students in:
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developing knowledge and understanding of
materials, components, systems and control;
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applying the above knowledge to
investigating how materials, components, systems and control can be
combined and processed for design, industrial and manufacturing purposes;
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developing, planning and communicating ideas
that take into account technical, social, aesthetic and environmental
concerns and respond to needs, function and industrial practices;
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working with tools, equipment and computers
(CAD and CAM) to produce quality products through product analysis,
focused practical tasks, and design and make activities, including
activities related to industrial practices;
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evaluating processes and products in a
discriminating and informed way.
Location
Design and Technology are based on the Ground Floor of 'B' Block. We have
purpose-built workshops containing a wide range of technology hardware and
tools. The Department is supported by a Design and Technology Technician.
Design and Technology Staffing
Paulina Gray - Head of Department
Shah Rahman
Elizabeth Gaskell
Hafiz Rahman (Technician)
Further Detail:
Schemes of Work: Graphics
Year 7 Graphics Scheme of Work
Year 8 Graphics Scheme of Work
Year 9 Graphics Scheme of Work
Schemes of Work: Resistant Materials
Year 7
Resistant Materials Scheme of Work
Year 8
Resistant Materials Scheme of Work
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