A Productive Term in the DT Workshop

Mr Reeves reports on the highly productive Design Technology work of Key Stages Three and Four.

The Design and Technology department has been busy this term with Year 11 students completing their Unit 2 controlled assessment NEA practical projects and preparing for the final examination.

Students in Year 7 have embarked on an extended polymers project that includes skills in technical drawing, surface developments, templates, techniques and processes working with Acrylic.

Year 8 are right in the middle of constructing their MP3 amplifier circuit and have been learning about the various components and how to solder them safely.

Year 9 students have embarked on an horology project that will include more thematic design making a mixed materials clock.

Year 10 students are practising drawing techniques and other forms of communicating their ideas in line with the GCSE specification.