Students take into account aesthetics, economic, social and environmental issues and industrial practices and use this knowledge to develop solutions to design problems. Throughout this work students are encouraged to reflect on and evaluate present and past design and technology and its effectiveness.

Through design and technology, all students can become innovators, and all can enjoy and achieve.

The DT curriculum is designed to prepare students thoroughly for their KS4 experience at the Academy. A range of exciting projects provide students with the opportunities to work individually and collaboratively, encouraging them to develop their enquiry, design, and team building skills. The design process allows students to: explore ideas and the design context, generate ideas, develop & model ideas, plan, make and evaluate.

New and traditional materials and technologies are utilised to create high quality outcomes. Across the key stage students are given opportunities to develop their CAD/CAM skills. The department benefits from a number of modern CNC machines.

Students also have the opportunity to study food and nutrition where they combine pratical skills with knowledge and understanding, learning about food in the social context of developing cooking skills for life and knowledge of nutrition for health.


Department Staff

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Staff	Role
Mrs S Cottle	Head of Department
Mr A Carr	Teacher of Design & Technology / Second in Department
Mr A Badger	Teacher of Design & Technology
Mr D Fawcett	Teacher of Design & Technology
Mrs S Garbutt	Teacher of Design & Technology
Mr D Mogie	Teacher of Design & Technology
Mrs L Thomson	Teacher of Design & Technology
Mr M Thomas	Technician
Mrs J Loughran	Food Technician