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Design and Technology
Real problems solved!
Design Technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, students design, develop, model and manufacture products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. High quality design and technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation.
Design and technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, learners design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. They acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art. Learners learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world. High-quality design and technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation.
Through a variety of creative and practical activities, students will be taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making. As part of the curriculum student will work with food, and student will be taught how to cook and apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating. Instilling a love of cooking in students will also open a door to one of the great expressions of human creativity. Learning how to cook is a crucial life skill that enables pupils to feed themselves and others affordably and well, now and in later life.
KS3 Curriculum
| Year | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 |
Timbers: Materials, properties and uses. |
Polymers : Materials, properties and uses
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Fibres and Fabrics: Materials, properties and uses. |
Food and Nutrition |
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8 |
Metal: Materials and manufacturing |
CAD/CAM: Materials and manufacturing |
Paper and Card: Materials, properties, their uses |
Food and Nutrition |
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9 |
New and emerging and technologies/fibres and fabrics: Materials, properties and uses (CAD/CAM manufacture) |
Design influences: Design Work of others and impact on design in the real-world. |
Food and Nutrition |
KS4 Curriculum
(GCSE Design and Technology - OCR)
| Year | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
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10 |
Design thinking and communication Timber/Polymers materials and manufacturing: Materials, properties and uses Skills-based Desk Tidy project Engineering unit: Lamp manufacture Usability when designing prototypes |
Learning from Existing products and practice NEA – Design Brief Investigation of stakeholders needs and wants and outlining the stakeholders’ requirements (non-technical specification) |
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11 |
NEA Continued Explore (AO1)
Create: Design Thinking (AO2)
Revision and exam success preparation |
Create: Final Prototype (AO2) Quality of planning for making final prototype Quality of final prototype Use of specialist tools and techniques and processes Viability of the final prototype Revision and exam success preparation |
Revision and exam preparation |
Homework
KS3 – set to enhance the enhance the learning within the lesson. This may vary depending on rotation units but will always be communicated. Particularly in food resources and ingredients will be required to complete practical skills and will be requested the week prior and communicate follow school procedures
KS4 – set fortnightly, a variety of revision tasks set on current and previously studied topics to embed knowledge and understanding
Extracurricular
KS4 Intervention sessions
Sixth Form
Wolfreton is part of The Consortium Sixth Form College and all sixth form course information can be found on its website.