Technology
Technology is split into four key subject areas. These include Resistant Materials (wood, metal and plastics) Graphic Products, Textiles and Food Technologies. All technology subjects involve both design and practical skills and follow a design process from the initial brief which outlines what is the focus of the project, researching relevant information to help inform our own design ideas, a specification stating what the product must be or do, our own design ideas and final idea for our products, making the product using different materials and finally an evaluation of how well our product performs based on what we want it to do. Assessment is based 40% designing and 60% making skills. In the department we also like to keep a clear understanding of how design and making is done in the broader outside world of industry.
Various trips are being developed including the design museum, V & A and others based on an architectural theme. There may also potentially be a post 16 New York trip however it is still subject to the planning proposal.
Clubs that run in the department include toy making and cooking for health and fun.
Head of Technology - D Mountford
Teacher in charge of Food and Textiles and 2nd in charge - A Gibbs
Teacher in charge key stage 4 Resistant Materials and Graphic Products - D Holding.
Teacher in charge of Child Development - N Leppard
Teacher of Resistant Materials, Graphic Products and Textiles - T.Warren
Teacher of Textiles and Food - B Broniecki
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