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SCHOOL CLOSURE PROCEDURES
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Design and Technology
The Design and Technology department provides all children at Cardinal Newman with the opportunity to design and produce quality outcomes with a wide range of materials and processes. During thier experience of Design and Technology students are encouraged to:
- Think Creatively
- Use Current technologies and consider the impact of future technological development.
- Solve problems as individuals and members of a team.
Through Design and Technology pupils develop confidence in using practical skills and become discriminating users of products. They apply thier creative thinking and learn to be innovative.
Departments
The Design and Technology department is made up of 4 rooms.
- Food Technology
- Resistant Materials
- Resistant Materials / Graphics
- Multi-functional Room
Courses
Keystage 3
Pupils are taught in ability groups of no more than 24. They have two 1 hour lessons per week 1 lesson in food technology and another lesson in resistant materials/design.
Keystage 4 AQA
- Design and Technology : Food Technology
- Design and Technology : Graphics Products
- Design and Technology : Resistant Materials
The department also offers additional courses at Keystage 4 :
- OCR: Home Economics: Child Development.
- Edexel: Health and Social care (Double Award).
