Welcome to Design Technology

Creativity is critical thinking. DT and Art opens passages and possibilities to think beyond what we already know. Without these subjects we would not have innovation. The outliers in other fields such as Mathematics or Science are the most creative people. Art and DT define the identity of a nation and is deeply inbedded in humanity. Art and DT allow students to find out who they are, and they are all different.

KS4 DT explores 6 material groups. These are: Woods, metals, plastics, electronics, papers and boards and textiles. For all these groups, we will learn about the journey of the material, from where it comes from to how we make products with it and how we dispose of it. We go into further detail with timbers and polymers as they are our specialist materials. For these materials, we learn about industrial machines that we can use with them and what products we can make. There is also a huge amount of practical work which takes place as part of our NEA and also it helps us learn the theory for our exam. Our students learn how to use machinery and tools in our workshop such as saws, sanding machines and a laser cutter. For the NEA, students create their own product from start to finish. They begin researching around an area that intersts them, designing a product and then making it independently.

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KS5 product design explores materials, industry and designing and making principles. The theory leraning expands on GCSE content and the students explore a range of materials and their journey from extraction through to production, use and then disposal. The materials we learn about are timbers, metals, polymers, papers and boards. There is a lot of in depth information on how products are made in the real world, we learn about manufacturing techniques and equipment and how to use them effectively. In the NEA part of the course, the students create a product of their choice. They spend time researching to discover an area of need to create a product that solves a problem. From their research, they will design and prototype their ideas. They then use our workshop and equipment to build the product they have designed.

All Year 12 subjects Next Year 12 Subject - Business Studies

All Year 13 subjects Next Year 13 Subject - Business Studies