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Design & Technology
Design Technology aims to build students practical skills and develop their knowledge on the different techniques to inspire them to create high quality practical outcomes. We build on students' understanding of a wide range of materials and their suitability for a project. Students take inspiration from existing designers and movements to produce projects which reflects their findings and understanding of their chosen artist. In Design and Technology students combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products, and create systems that meet human needs. They learn to use current technologies and consider the impact of future technological developments. They also learn to think creatively and intervene to improve the quality of life, solving problems as individuals and members of a team. Technology is a subject which draws, develops and implements a range of different disciplines including mathematics, science, engineering, computing, geography, business studies and art. The subject embeds high quality literacy skills through analysis and evaluation techniques. Through the curriculum, students are actively contributing to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of themselves. Students will be working in stimulating contexts that provide a range of opportunities and draw on the local ethos, community and wider world, students identify needs and opportunities. They respond with ideas, products and systems, challenging expectations where appropriate and considering aesthetic, technical, cultural, health, social, emotional, economic, industrial and environmental issues. As they do so, they evaluate present and past design and technology, and its uses and effects.
Design & Technology Curriculum Intent Statement
Technology - KS3 Curriculum Overview