Post 16 Information - Engineering Post 16 Information - Product Design Useful Subject Websites - Electronics Useful Subject Websites - Food Useful Subject Websites - Resistant Materials Subject Photographs Subject Portal Subject Resources	Richard Hall - Head of Department Simon Wood - Teacher Helen Buckland - Teacher
Students follow a 5 year course leading to GCSE Design & Technology. In Years 7 and 8 students study: Constructional Materials, including timber, metal and plastic Textiles Graphics, including orthographic, isometric and free-hand drawing In Years 9 and 10 students study: Resistant Materials Electronics Textiles Food In year 11 students design and make their own project, in either Resistant Materials, Electronics, Textiles or Food. They select a real need, investigate it in detail, design a solution, plan and make their solution and evaluate it. This project constitutes up to 60% of the final GCSE grade. In the final two terms of Year 11, students study for examinations in resistant materials, electronics, textiles or food. The examinations provide the final 40% of the GCSE grade. Throughout the five years students’ work is marked against the National Curriculum criteria of ability to design and make. These marks are used to produce reports, measure students’ progress, determine sets and finally generate the course work element of the GCSE grade. Design and Technology enjoys a reputation for being interesting, diverse, demanding and achieving very high results.
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