Design and Technology

Year 7

Students will be introduced to Technology through a variety of practical design tasks. They will gain knowledge and understanding of safe working practices in workshops, and food rooms. They will gain a variety of introductory level skills through practical and written aspects of the Design and Technology curriculum.

These include:

  • Designing
  • Shaping
  • Finishing
  • Joining
  • Measuring
  • Cooking

Year 8

Students will broaden their knowledge and understanding of the materials used in year 7. They will carry out more complex tasks that involve problem solving and decision making on how their products/outcomes evolve.  Students will undertake a more independent approach to designing and making and will evaluate and develop their work to improve their finished product.

he GCSE allows students to study core technical and designing and making principles, including a broad range of design processes, materials techniques and equipment. They will also have the opportunity to study specialist technical principles in greater depth.  Each specialist technical principle will be delivered through at least one material category or system.

The choice of categories through which the principles will be delivered should we select this to follow this pathway would be:

  • Papers and boards
  • Timber
  • Metal based materials
  • Textile based materials

Pupils will engage in a variety of short projects throughout Year 9 and 10 in order to cover the Core and Specialist principles.  In year 11 pupils will complete the extended design and make task which is the non-exam assessment.

Asessment criteria:

  • Investigating
  • Designing
  • Making
  • Analysing and Evaluating

Typical examples of projects would be items of furniture, a fashion garment or an interior product, promotional materials for a band or event, pupils can mix media within this project, for example an upholstered piece of furniture

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