Technology

Design and Technology prepares pupils to participate in the world of rapidly changing technologies. They learn to think and intervene creatively to improve quality of life. The subject calls for pupils to become autonomous and creative problem solvers, as individuals and members of a team. They must look for needs, wants and opportunities and respond to them by developing a range of ideas and making products and systems. They combine practical skills, sometimes traditional, sometimes modern, with an understanding of; aesthetics, function, industrial practices, and social and environmental issues. They reflect on and evaluate present and past design and technology, its uses and effects. Through design and technology, all pupils can become discriminating and informed users of products and become innovators.

KS3 Curriculum:

Design and Technology:

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Year 7	Design and make projects – Rubber stamper and pocket torch.	Design and make projects – Alessi style spaghetti measure and small wooden storage box.	Design and make projects – complete the box and produce an Art deco style mirror.
Year 8	Design and make project- an ice scraper for a car and its packaging.	Design and make project-electronic steady hand challenge.	Design and make project – a boxed travel game.
Year 9	Design and make project – ‘book ends’ for a chosen target market.	Design and make project – chair design	Design and make project – Lighting

Food Technology:

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Year 7	Confidence in the kitchenHygiene and safetyMini celebration cake production	Scone making and development	Healthy eating Making salads interesting
Year 8	Bread making and developmentSoup making and development	Pastry making and development	Biscuit making and development
Year 9	Cake making and development	One pot savoury mealsSimple savoury student cooking	Multicultural savoury dishes

KS4 Curriculum:

Product Development:

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Year 10	Design and make task – a clock in a design style from the past.Theory topics covered towards the Yr 11 examination.	Design and make task – surface storageTheory topics covered towards the Yr11 examination.	Start of controlled assessment projectFocused preparation for Year 10 mock exam.
Year 11	Design development for controlled assessment. Practical work for controlled assessment. Focused preparation for Year 11 mock exam.	Design development for controlled assessment. Practical work for controlled assessment.	Completion of controlled assessment design and practical work. Focused preparation for the end of course examination.

Food Technology:

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Year 10	Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins Minerals Nutritional value and functional properties Developing practical skills	Nutrition Cooking methods Food science Developing practical skills	Controlled assessment (theory and practical)
Year 11	Controlled assessment (theory and practical)	Controlled assessment (theory and practical) Exam preparation	Exam preparation

Enrichment:

Lunchtime workshops run most lunchtimes for pupils wanting to complete work or develop their work further. We also run at least one after-school workshop session each week for GCSE pupils to catch up on work missed or to extend their project work.

We enter teams into the Rotary Technology Challenge each year.

Useful Website Addresses:

www.aqa.org.uk
Obtaining past GCSE papers. The course we take is AQA – GCSE Design and Technology Product Design.

www.technologystudent.com
This is great for the product design course examination and also has useful advice for controlled assessment. It also supports work done in key stage 3.

www.designmuseum.org
Loads of information to support work at both key stage 3 and key stage 4.