Design Technology
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Food Technology
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Product Design
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Design Technology
‘Designing the future today!’
Welcome to Design Technology. We specialise in the delivery of Food Technology, Product Design, Resistant Materials and Textile Technology at KS3. In KS4 pupils opt to Food Technology, Product Design, Resistant Materials and Art and Design Textile Design.
Miss Bleasdale
Head of Design Technology/ Teacher of Resistant Materials
Miss Kozera
Assistant Head of Design Technology/ Teacher of Textile Design
Mr Gilbert
Teacher of Product Design
Mrs Parker
Teacher of Food Technolgy
Mr Winder
Technician
Miss Wade
Teaching Assistant
KS3
KS3 Design Technology at LHCHS in Year 7 consists of two lessons a week on a 9 - 10 week rotation. Areas include Product Design, Food Technology, Resistant Materials and Textile Technology. In Year 8 pupils study Technology for one period a week on a 9 - 10 week rotation. At the end of Year 8 pupils choose two subjects which they wish to study in Year 9 – a mini option. This consists of one lesson a week for 20 weeks. CAD/CAM is taught as an integral part of the KS3 curriculum when appropriate.
KS4
GCSE’s in Design Technology offered by LHA;
- AQA GCSE Food Technology
- AQA GCSE Product Design
- AQA GCSE Resistant Materials
- AQA GCSE Art and Design Textile Design
All subjects provide opportunities for pupils to develop their capability through combining designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding to create quality products.
Opportunities…
- To visit the Clothes Show, Birmingham.
- Enter the Design Technology Rotary Competition.
Project Costs
KS3
To enable us to offer high quality projects at Key Stage 3 we ask that pupils make a small contribution towards materials.
£1.00 per project in Food, Product Design, Resistant Materials and Textiles. Some lessons in Food Technology will also require pupils to bring in some of their own choice of ingredients.
KS4
In Year 10 pupils are asked to make a small contribution towards materials. Pupils in Year 11 are required to provide or cover the cost of materials required to make their GCSE projects.
Equipment List
- Black or blue biro
- HB pencil
- 30cm ruler
- Pencil sharpener
- Rubber
- Pair of compasses
- Protractor
- Black fineliner
- Pencil crayons
KS4
- Sketchbook
- Presentation folder as required by subject teacher
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