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Update from the STEM Club

The STEM leaders in year 9 have been working on the construction of a VEX robot this week. After many hours of painstakingly following precise instructions, the VEX robot was...

Posted 4 hours ago by David Chalkley

STEM

Year 8 On a Mission to Mars

Year 8 students were challenged with tasks in D&T and Maths on their enrichment day on Friday 2nd October 2020. In the Design and Technology faculty, the challenge was to...

Posted on 16th October 2020 by David Chalkley

Community

George Clark & Co Raise Over £2,000 for Charity

Hello George completed ( as part of our team of 6 ) a Jurassic mighty Hike to raise money for Macmillan Cancer at the weekend. We have raised so far £2700 !! It was a 26 mile hike...

Posted on 11th September 2020 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

Lockdown Stories from Design & Technology

In 1985, the British singer Billy Ocean, released a song called “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”. The meaning behind this No1 chart hit was; when...

Posted on 15th May 2020 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

PPE for Front Line Workers

Teachers from the D&T faculty have used their designing and making skills to manufacture a variety of PPE equipment for NHS nurses, Pharmacists, Care workers and Supermarket...

Posted on 30th April 2020 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

Paper Tower Challenge

On the last Friday before schools were shutdown for the majority of students, year 11 D&T students were given the challenge of building a paper tower. The towers were judged...

Posted on 2nd April 2020 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

Building Bridges

This term, Year 10 D&T students have studied the theory behind structural engineering. TENSION <> COMPRESSION <> TORSION <> BENDING <> SHEARING The...

Posted on 12th March 2020 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

Saturday Workshop

Year 11 D&T students put their work before a lay-in on Saturday morning to attend the D&T raising achievement session. Over 30 students took advantage of the Tech block...

Posted on 23rd January 2020 by David Chalkley

Extra Curricular

F1 in Schools Design and Technology Challenge

The F1 in Schools design and technology challenge is picking up pace as we get closer to race day in January 2020. The 2 Bushey Meads Teams entering this year are currently;...

Posted on 14th November 2019 by David Chalkley

Enrichment

Enrichment Day – Year 8 On a Mission to Mars

Students were challenged with tasks in D&T and Maths on their enrichment day on Friday 4th October 2019. In the Design and Technology faculty, the challenge was to design and...

Posted on 10th October 2019 by David Chalkley

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STEM

Update from the STEM Club

David Chalkley

Posted 4 hours ago by David Chalkley

The STEM leaders in year 9 have been working on the construction of a VEX robot this week. After many hours of painstakingly following precise instructions, the VEX robot was completed and the fun could begin!

The robotic kits are designed to stretch your brain power and to see if this could be a first stepping stone on your journey towards being an engineer. There are many careers in ENGINEERING including: mechanical, robotics, software development, civil and structural engineering. STEM club is currently running on a Monday after school in C9 and C7. Come along if you are interested.