We aim to equip students with key design and technology skills and encourage them to go on and become the next generation of creative practitioners. Our mission is to build confidence, encouraging students to take ownership of their work and to develop their thinking into creative ideas.
As well as developing practical skills, the study of design and technology encourages you to think about functionality, about costs and benefits and about sustainability. You practise reflective thinking through product evaluation.
Mrs O’Rourke
Students cover the following topics:
Examination Board: Eduqas
Specification Name: GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology
Link: Design and Technology (9-1)
This design and technology GCSE qualification challenges students to become active and creative thinkers who solve real-world problems. The course revolves around its core principles of designing and manufacturing.
However, the students must also learn to adopt the mindset of designing for the modern world, including a moral and ethical outlook that takes into account our impact on the environment and the planet’s finite resources.
Students complete a portfolio and a made outcome based on the theme of the beach/seaside.
Autumn term: Students design and make a speaker based on the theme of travel, choosing a destination of their choice.
January onwards: external set task.
