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Design and technology
Design and Technology enables pupils to identify, consider and solve problems through creative thinking, planning, design and by working with different media, materials and tools.
Why study design and technology at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ?
By studying design and technology, pupils will be able to build up their creativity, problem-solving, planning, and evaluation skills.
Design and technology also opens up opportunities in many different industries, making it an exciting field for future careers. Potential careers that follow on from design technology include but are not restricted to design, architecture, engineering, robotics and manufacturing.
Academic pathways
Lower school pupils have one lesson a week in design technology.
In Removes, design technology is offered as a Pathway.
Design and technology is offered as a public examination course for GCSE pupils.
In Sixth Form, pupils can elect to study design technology for the IB diploma or product design or design engineering for the A level diploma.
Beyond the curriculum
The Engineering Society is organised and run by Sixth Formers for pupils from Removes through to Upper Sixth.
Greenpower racing is run as an afternoon activity for Sixth Form pupils. This event requires pupils to build, maintain and race an electric racecar against other schools in the country.
VEX Robotics Club is run for lower school and Removes and as it develops it will expand to the senior school.
We also offer workshops in the autumn term for various skills such as woodturning and forging.