The Design Technology and Vocation Learning Faculty strives to provide outstanding lessons in which students achieve well, enjoy their learning and are creative. We aim to provide a stimulating environment with a hard-working and positive atmosphere, where students encourage one another and are inspired to be successful. We hope that students will learn to work confidently, independently and creatively, incorporating new technologies at every opportunity and learning to be prepared for the world of lifelong learning and the career that awaits them.
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Mark Richards | Head of Design, Technology and Vocational Learning | Nick Ruddlesdin | Teacher of Design and Technology | Michelle Vickers | Teacher of Design and Technology and Child Development | Sian Taylor | Teacher of Design and Technology | Julie Underwood | Teacher of Hair and Beauty and Design and Technology |
The Design and Technology course in years 7 & 8 provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge to access the Design and Technology, Engineering, Materials Technology, Textiles and Food courses in years 9, 10 & 11. Year 7 is intended as an introduction to many new skills and processes including; using a sewing machine, using workshop tools and machinery, learning to solder and preparing food using healthy ingredients and simple techniques. These skills are built on in year 8 where students learn more advanced techniques such as; soldering to a printed circuit board, using CAD/CAM such as 3D printers and vinyl cutters, sublimations printing and combining food ingredients in more complex ways.
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Year 7 | Food or Textiles
Projects include: Pencil Case Food Safety Healthy Eating Basic Food Preparation Skills |
Electronics, Design and Technology and Graphic Products
Projects include: Alarm Soft Drink Clock |
Year 8 | Food or Textiles
Projects include: Kooky Kritter Healthy Eating Further Food Preparation Skills |
Electronics, Design and Technology and Graphic Products
Projects include: Speaker Food Dispenser CAD/CAM USB Stick |
In years 9, 10 & 11, we offer Textiles, Electronic Products, Food and Nutrition and Engineering at GCSE level – all through the AQA ‘Design and Technology’ specifications.
Child Development is offered as a GCSE.
We also offer a level 2 vocational course in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy and examined through VTCT.
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Year 9 | ||||||
Hair and Beauty | Research Project | Responding to a brief | Understanding the Hair and Beauty Sector | |||
Hospitality and Catering | Skills building and job roles | Skills and production methods | Skills and Hygiene | |||
Child Development | Family topic and exam preparation | Pregnancy, birth topics and exam preparation | Research Task - Child Study and exam preparation | |||
Engineering | Unit 1 - Introduction to Engineering | Unit 2 - Introduction to Engineering drawing | Unit 3 - Tools and equipment for Engineering | |||
Year 10 | ||||||
Hair and Beauty | Understanding the Hair and Beauty Sector | Exam preparation | Marketing hair and beauty products | |||
Hospitality and Catering | Planning Meals | Styling food | NEA and exam preparation | |||
Child Development | Research task - child study and exam preparation | Child study and exam preparation | Child study coursework and exam preparation | |||
Engineering | Unit 4 - Engineering materials and their properties and exam preparation | Exam preparation | Client based project and exam preparation | |||
The following are links for Design and Technology revision and homework.
“Time flies really quickly when you are being creative and enjoying yourself”
Y11 student
“I love getting to make products”
Y7 student
“I like using the machinery to cut and shape materials”
Y9 student