Technology
Welcome to Design and Technology at Huntcliff School. At Huntcliff School we have purpose built classrooms and workshops which ensure that the lessons we deliver are both stimulating and exciting. We are constantly upgrading equipment and resources to ensure that we remain at the forefront of Design and Technology education.
"Design and Technology is very powerful; like no other subject it can galvanise young people to build on their innate creativity and introduces them to future careers in engineering and design. Without it, we are in trouble." - James Dyson
The Importance of Design and Technology
In Design and Technology pupils combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products and systems that meet our needs. Our students learn to use current technologies and consider the impact of future technological developments. They learn to think creatively and autonomously to improve quality of life, solving problems individually and collectively.
Key Stage 3
We believe that it is important that we teach our pupils the skills required to work and live in a modern technological society. For this reason we ensure that the projects on offer at key stage 3 are varied to provide the full spectrum of skills and knowledge to our students.
The projects we teach at Key Stage 3 are:
Year 7
- Photograph holder (Resistant Materials)
- Moving toy (Product Design)
- Healthy eating (Food)
- Pencilcase (Textiles)
- Menu (Graphics)
- Drinks label (Graphics)
Year 8
- Safety light (Product Design)
- Clocks (Resistant Materials)
- Breads/pizza (Food)
- Disney hat (Textiles)
- Letterhead (Graphics)
- Packaging (Graphics)
Year 9
- Storage box (Resistant Materials)
- Electronic dice (Product Design)
- Bags (Textiles)
- Cakes (Food)
- DVD cover (Graphics)
- Drawing/SketchUP (Graphics)
Student work - Key Stage 3
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Key Stage 4
At key stage 4 our courses give the students a variety of options that are both exciting and interesting.
The options we offer are:
- Resistant Materials
- Product Design
- Food Technology
- Textiles Technology
Student work - Key Stage 4
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Our department consists of
- Mr P Cruickshank - Subject Leader
- Mr B Maddison - Product Design and Graphics
- Mrs K Laird - Textiles and Food
- Miss A Richardson - Textiles and Food
- Mr N Gibson - Design and Technology/Deputy Head Teacher
- Mrs H Lovick - Department technician
- Mrs J Humble - Department technician
- Mr K Johnson - Learning Support Assistant