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 Design & Technology at Longfield

 

In design and technology pupils combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products and systems that meet human needs.

They learn to use current technologies and consider the impact of future technological developments.

They learn to think creatively and intervene to improve the quality of life, solving problems as individuals and members of a team.
 

 KS 4 Design & Technology

 
Design and Technology helps to develop a flexible approach to the problems and opportunities pupils face in a rapidly changing society. It stimulates originality, encourages enterprise and emphasises quality.
Design and Technology is, in the main, a practical subject, which involves the development of practical skills, creativity, problem solving, designing, testing and evaluation.  It involves the use of a wide range of processes and materials. Pupils can choose to opt for their preferred Design and Technology subject in Year 9 and have access to a range of accredited courses including GCSE and BTEC.

In Years 10 and 11 pupils may choose from 3 GCSE subjects: Food Technology, Resistant Materials and Electronic Products.

Candidates are required to submit a substantial coursework folder including evidence of practical work.

Assessment of each of the GCSE courses on offer is:

Controlled Assessment   60% - one major project
The project will be internally assessed and externally moderated.  Throughout the project candidates should address the industrial and commercial practices, and the moral, social, cultural and environmental issues arising from their work.

Examination   40% - one tier of entry 1 x 2 hour examination
 

 KS 4 EXTRA

 
Pupils who have achieved a grade B or higher in a GCSE Design and Technology subject during Year 9 (early entry) or Year 10 will be offered the opportunity to undertake: AS Level - Food Technology
AS Level - Product Design
  		 
 

 KS 3 Design & Technology

 
In Year 7 and 8 pupils complete projects across the range of Design and Technology subjects including the use of a range of different materials and processes.

They explore the use of computer control and manufacture they learn the basic principles of Health and Safety and have experience of basic practical Food, Resistant Materials and Electronics as a foundation for design work.

Pupils understand that designing and making has aesthetic, environmental, technical, economic, ethical and social dimensions and impacts on the world and are encouraged to be creative and to evaluate products critically.

At the end of Year 8 pupils have the opportunity to opt for their preferred Design and Technology subject which they can go on to study throughout the w hole of Year 9.

Depending on ability, pupils will be guided towards courses most suited to them within their chosen area.
Some pupils will be given the opportunity to complete their first GCSE in either Food Technology or Resistant Materials, as an early entry, at the end of Year 9. They can then go on to further their interest and add to their qualifications by adding a second Technology GCSE in Years 10 or 11.

Alternatively, to ensure progression, early entry pupils have the opportunity to study AS level qualifications in Food Technology or Product Design. This will be discussed with individual pupils as appropriate.

Some pupils opting for Food Technology will be offered a BTEC Level 2 course in Home Cooking Skills, and some opting for Resistant Materials will be offered Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards together with a British Safety Council accredited Award in Health and Safety at Work.