A Taste of Design and Technology
Year 9 were lucky enough to explore their GCSE options through a range of taster lessons that they had chosen for enrichment day. In Design and Technology students learnt about...
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Year 9 were lucky enough to explore their GCSE options through a range of taster lessons that they had chosen for enrichment day. In Design and Technology students learnt about...
Posted by Charlotte Hewitt
The students in Years 7, 8, and 9 have been hard at work, honing their design and crafting skills to produce impressive projects. Year 7: Pewter Cast Keyrings In Year 7, students...
Posted by Charlotte Hewitt
This week we are celebrating the outstanding work of our Year 10 students in the GCSE Design and Technology classes. From woodworking wonders to textile triumphs, our students are...
Posted by Charlotte Hewitt
Design and Technology plays a crucial role in the Key Stage 3 curriculum, providing students with the opportunity to develop a range of practical skills, creativity, and...
Posted by Charlotte Hewitt
This year in design and technology Year 8 have started a new project on ‘Animal Organisers’. The project requires students to choose a client and research existing organisers such...
Posted by Charlotte Hewitt
During our enrichment day, Year 8 took part in the design and technology challenge ‘Mission to Mars’. Students were given the task of creating a Mars rover that was able to carry...
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Last week, Year 6 came up to Bushey Meads to learn about WW2 and rationing. Students who hadn’t been on the school residential trip had been in school completing a range of...
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In year 7 we have been learning about the Eatwell guide and how to incorporate this into our diet. The Eatwell Guide shows the proportions of the main food groups that form a...
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Year 10 have been working on their practice NEAs which have been based on Multifunctional living. They have been asked to design and create products that are multifunctional in a...
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Year 8 are working on their sensory activity mat project. Students have chosen a target market that their activity mat will be aimed at and are now beginning to design their mats...
Posted by Charlotte Hewitt
Year 9 were lucky enough to explore their GCSE options through a range of taster lessons that they had chosen for enrichment day. In Design and Technology students learnt about what the GCSE course would look like and what they would be learning and making.
One of our past students, Oliver Appa, ran a session on a career in model to inspire students and show them where design and technology could take them in their career. Oliver showed student examples of his work throughout his student career and from his university. They particularly enjoyed discussing these models and were fascinated by how they were made and how long they took to make.
As a student at Arts University Bournemouth, he delivered a wire model making workshop for students to explore working with metal and discussing how to create a 3D model from a 2D image. Students needed to consider the properties of the materials they were working with, the suitable tools available to them and how to shape these materials to achieve their desired model of an animal or insect.
The year 9 students were engaged and focused especially during their practical session and left having a taste of what choosing design and technology could lead to in their future. It was also great to see a past student return to share his experiences and knowledge with the students. Their horizons were broadened on the vast range of fields that modelmaking could take them; from automotive design to film props.
As part of Flair Week last week it was great to see Student Ambassadors really stepping up in their roles to welcome senior leaders to their classrooms, introduce themselves and...
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...