About Design and Technology


“Design is everything that isn’t nature”

A single quote that highlights the importance of design to all of us. Look around you, everything that you can see, that isn’t nature, has been designed by someone. There are a lot of different design jobs out there. Someone designed the clothes you are wearing, the materials that they are made from, the wardrobe they hang in and the house that it is sat in.

In Design and Technology we will let your experience a wide range of design ‘disciplines’: you will study Electronics, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Graphic Design, Product Design and Engineering on a rotation across KS3. Designers influence your life more than any rock star or politician. Being a designer is an important job. As a designer you will affect how millions of people live out their lives. A good designer will make people’s lives better, a bad designer… well. So, fancy a challenge? Fancy becoming a designer?


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Timetable Allocation

4 lessons per fortnight in Y7, 8 & 9.

Rewards

Students receive ‘raffle tickets’ as instant rewards for increased levels of effort and engagement. All raffle tickets go into a termly prize draw.

D&T Awards are given to students at the end of each project whose teacher thinks they have shown a true aptitude for that particular design discipline. E.g. Graphic Design, Electronics, Engineering or Food Preparation.

Homework

In Year 7 students will receive a minimum of one piece of homework a fortnight.  This typically equates to 3-4 pieces of homework for each 6 week project.

All homework tasks will reference ‘Extra challenge’ pointing students in the direction of extra learning, if they are enjoying the topic and keep to know more. (With the exception of ‘Improvement time’ tasks).

Assessment

Students are assessed by summative tasks designed to track progress in Research, Designing and Making Skills during each rotation. At the end of each rotation, there is a formative assessment knowledge test based on the content learned in the current and previous rotations.

Design and Technology Curriculum Map

A Guide to Curriculum Maps


Designing
Designing
Designing
Designing
Designing
Designing
Designing
Designing
Modelling
Modelling
2D CAD Skills
2D CAD Skills
STEM (CAD/CAM)
STEM (CAD/CAM)
Designing
Designing
Material properties
Material properties
Workshop Skills
Workshop Skills
Product Design
Product Design
Graphic Design Rules
Graphic Design Rules
Photoshop Skills
Photoshop Skills
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Electronics/ Components 
Electronics/ Compone...
Practical Skills
Practical Skills
Electronics
Electronics
Nutrition / Food Safety
Nutrition / Food Saf...
Practical Skills
Practical Skills
Food
Food
Research
Research
Year 7
Year 7
Year 8
Year 8
Research
Research
Design
Design
Planning and Testing
Planning and Testing
Planning and Testing
Planning and Testing
Research
Research
Design
Design
Graphic Design 1
Graphic Design 1
Product Design 1
Product Design 1
Electronics
Electronics
Photoshop Skills
Photoshop Skills
Graphic Design Rules
Graphic Design Rules
Packaging Design
Packaging Design
2D CAD Skills
2D CAD Skills
Mechanisms
Mechanisms
Sustainability
Sustainability
Breadboarding Skills
Breadboarding Skills
Breadboarding
Breadboarding
Flowcharts
Flowcharts
Research
Research
Programming
Programming
Design
Design
Research
Research
Design
Design
Graphic Design 2
Graphic Design 2
Product Design 2
Product Design 2
2D CAD Skills
2D CAD Skills
Scales of production
Scales of production
Graphic Design Rules
Graphic Design Rules
3D CAD Skills
3D CAD Skills
Material Properties
Material Properties
Sustainability
Sustainability
Research
Research
Planning and Testing
Planning and Testing
Food
Food
Practical Skills?
Practical Skills?
Food Safety
Food Safety
Nutrition 
Nutrition 
Year 9
Year 9
Workshop Skills
Workshop Skills
Design and Technology
KS3 Curriculum Map
Design and Technology...
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Meet the Teachers


Mr Jones

Mr Hardman

Mrs Baines

Mr Coleman

Mr Evans

Mr Godwin

Mr Picksley