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Design and Technology Department

The department comprises three areas:

Food Technology, Textiles Technology and Child Development.

 Work produced by Year 10 Food students

Currently the department offers full courses in Food and Textiles Technology for Years 10 & 12, and Child Development for Year 12 students.

New from 2010 – GCSE Design and Technology: Short Course for Year 12 students.

A range of activities are organised outside lessons to ensure pupils
receive the broadest D&T experience possible.

We also offer lunchtime cooking clubs for students in Years 7,8 and 9.
Design and Technology Short Course
This new specification will enable students to complete the course in any material route (Food/Textiles). There will be less emphasis upon specific materials and components and greater emphasis placed upon the design process.

Textiles Technology

We are following the Edexcel GCSE in Design and Technology:
Textiles Technology ,which comprises of two units.

Unit 1 Creative Design and Make Activities

Students can either design and make one product or different products.
Students will develop skills in researching, designing, reviewing, planning, making and testing and evaluating.


Unit 2 Knowledge and Understanding of Textiles Technology

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of a wide range of materials and processes used in design and technology.

Students will learn about industrial and commercial practices and the
importance of quality checks, and the health and safety issues that have to be considered at all times.
The K&U students develop in this unit can be applied easily to the Design and Make Activities in Unit 1.

 

Food Technology

We are following the Edexcel GCSE in Design and Technology:
Food Technology, which comprises of two units.

Unit 1 Creative Design and Make Activities

This requires students to:

  • design creatively
  • make products
  • apply systems and control, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM, digital media and new technologies   (where appropriate) analyse and evaluate processes and products.

Unit 2 Knowledge and Understanding of Food Technology

This requires students to demonstrate the application and understanding of:

  • Nutrition
  • Primary and secondary food
  • Preservation and processing
  • Product manufacture
  • Analysing products.
  

Child Development

We are following the AQA Home Economics: Child Development, which
comprises of three units.

Unit 1: Written paper

  • Parenthood
  • Pregnancy
  • Diet, health and care of the child
  • Development of the child
  • Support for the parent and child

Unit 2: Research Task
Students are expected to:

  • Plan and carry out research and investigations using a variety of    primary and secondary sources
  • elect appropriate information
  • collate and present evidence using appropriate techniques
  • analyse and evaluate results
  • use research to produce a final outcome, e.g. evaluation this against the original purpose.

Unit3: Child Study
Students have to study a child under the age of 5. This involves observations of the child through an investigative/problem-solving approach. It is envisaged that the Child Study address mainly the “Development of the Child’ section of the subject content.

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