D&T STEM Club
There is always a great buzz in the tech block on Tuesday’s after school, when students come with enthusiasm and ideas to explore during our weekly STEM Club sessions....
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There is always a great buzz in the tech block on Tuesday’s after school, when students come with enthusiasm and ideas to explore during our weekly STEM Club sessions....
Posted by David Chalkley
On enrichment day, we had so many talented students at Bushey Meads who rose to the challenge of making a prototype Mars Rover from a limited range of materials. The year 8 STEM...
Posted by David Chalkley
It was great to see our new team of robotics students enter their first tournament on Saturday 27th January. As a rookie team, it was always going to be a big challenge competing...
Posted by David Chalkley
A new season is underway for the Vex Robots and a new team has been working hard to make their robot meet the requirements for the new game. This season it is called “over...
Posted by David Chalkley
All the D&T teachers were so impressed with the enthusiasm and skill that year 8 displayed on enrichment day last week. The challenge of designing and making a model...
Posted by David Chalkley
Six of our best kart drivers travelled to Greenwich for the regional finals of the British Schools Karting Championship. With a bigger track and faster karts, their driving skills...
Posted by David Chalkley
It was a real honour to see Team Spectrum at the national finals of the VEX Robotics competition. Their ambition and determination to be the best had led them to a major rebuild...
Posted by David Chalkley
The Vex Robotics competition is much more than just an engineering challenge. It can also be an emotional rollercoaster where team members experience stressful situations and must...
Posted by David Chalkley
Team Spectrum have gone from strength to strength during this seasons tournaments. On Saturday, we had the long trek to Canterbury for the latest tournament, to take on schools...
Posted by David Chalkley
The students were challenged with the task of designing and making a small scale wind turbine capable of powering a small light. Kyal approached this task with his usual high...
Posted by David Chalkley
As we know there are many students working in Technology, Computing, IT and Childcare with excellent skills and make outstanding effort to succeed. This week the staff were...
Cast in pewter Our Year 7 students recently embarked on an exciting project: designing and creating pewter keyrings. The journey began with in-depth research into ancient...