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Technology is about identifying needs, generating idea's, planning, thinking and testing to find the best solution. Students will be made aware of the ways in which technology is changing the home, the work place and lifestyles, and they will then be better placed to respond to the employment needs of business and industry.
Aims
- Our aim is to develop technological literacy and capability in all students.
- To develop those skills and abilities which enable them to understand and exercise some control over their manufactured environment.
- They will be involved in technological activities which challenge them to produce meaningful solutions to problems.
Objectives
- To provide a course which is interesting and motivating to both girls and boys.
- To provide activities in which students of all abilities and background have the freedom to make decisions and develop their own potential.
- To provide activities which are manageable in terms of the resources available in school.
Key Stage 3
In this stage all pupils (Years 7-9) will study focused activities and investigations in the following:
- Textiles
- Resistant Materials (Wood, Metal, Plastics)
- Graphics
- Food Materials
All areas are supported by input through ICT Methods
Pupils will be assessed according to the National Curriculum's attainment targets.
- Identifying what people need and opportunities for design.
- Exploring ideas and making design proposals.
- Planning and making.
- Evaluating their work and the work that other people have done in other places.
Assessment
Every piece of work is assessed and recorded against the National Curriculum criteria.
Homework
Homework is set to reinforce the content of the lessons taught and to collect research materials. Homework is set once a week.
Key Stage 4
In the National Curriculum for Technology all students at Key Stage 4 can follow an approved Technology Course. At present the department is offering the following GCSE courses in Technology:
Textiles
To allow students to specialise in designed and making through the media of textiles. Students will follow either a fashion or accessories route or a furnishing route. They will consider how past and present designs are relevant to a designing and making context.
Coursework consists of a single in depth investigation and a written paper.
Resistant Materials (Wood, Metal, Plastics)
This course is suitable for all students to combine their designing and making skills, knowledge, understanding and wider issues, in order to design and make useful products. Students will learn to use wood, metal and plastics.
A detailed Design Folder of work has to be submitted with each practical investigation. Equal importance is therefore placed on presentation and communication skills of the design work.
The course will also include the development of knowledge and understanding of industrial processes in the use of wood, metal and plastics incorporating CAD/CAM (Computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing)
At the end of the course there is a written paper.
Food Technology
This course is designed to provide opportunities for investigation, designing, making and evaluation which focus on the use of food as a material, and is suitable for all students. In order to apply the appropriate designing and making skills, pupils will need to acquire an appropriate knowledge of the complex nature of food as a material and its various properties. The effect of processing and the appropriate selection of tools and equipment which enable it to be cut, formed, shaped and finished. Pupils will acquire this knowledge and experience through focused practical tasks, written assignment and practical investigations.
The coursework will consist of a single investigation within which students will be required to carry out an extended, integrated design and make assignment, which involves the production of a design folder and the realisation of the design.
At the end of the course there is a written paper.
Graphic Products
This course is concerned with developing a student's ability to communicate information visually and graphically, using a wide variety of materials, media and techniques, including the use of CAD/CAM.
To develop both their Designing and Making Skills with regard to graphical products, students are required to produce a major coursework investigation, which includes a design folder plus the finished product. At the end of the course there is a written paper
Key Stage 5
Product Design AS/A2
The Product Design course has been designed to encourage candidates to take a broad view of technology and design, to develop their capacity to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relationships between design, materials, manufacture and marketing.
Food Technology AS/A2
Broaden and develop further design and making skills in Food Technology following the GCSE examination in Key Stage 4
Accreditation
Key Stage 3
All pupils follow the National Curriculum prescribed for Key Stage 3 and are continually assessed throughout the course. At then end of each investigation they complete a self assessments form, and staff comment on their progress. In Year 9 each student is awarded a SATs Level in accordance with their progress.
Key Stage 4
Design and Technology: Resistant materials, Graphic Products, Food Technology and Textiles
Exam Board: AQA
Award Given: GCSE
Key Stage 5
Exam Board: AQA
Award Given: GCE AS/A2
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