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Design Technology

Design and Technology – Curriculum Overview

1st October 2018Court Fields

Design & Technology

As a team we all enjoy classes where learning is active and students can enjoy the practical element of the curriculum. Our Key Stage 3 curriculum embeds skills and knowledge that will allow students clear progression at GCSE level.

Lucas Macaroni Cheese – Yr8
Tea Light and Dog Tag – Yr7
Pasta Makers – Yr 9

Year 7

Students are taught in mixed ability classes and enjoy one lesson of Technology and one lesson of Food and Nutrition on a weekly basis.

There is a strong focus on being safe in the Technology rooms and core skills focus strongly so that expectations are clear for all, these range from understanding how to use the Pillar drill safely to learning the bridge grip for cutting vegetables.

Technology projects include:

  • Introduction to the workshops – Tea light holder
  • Textiles introduction – Cushion Cover
  • A focus on practical skills – Money Box Design
  • An introduction into batch production – Pewter Casting

Food and Nutrition topics/recipes include:

  • The Eat well guide
  • What is a balanced diet
  • Product analysis
  • Chopping Skills
  • Lamb Koftas
  • Fruit salad
  • Healthy muffins

Year 8

Students are taught in mixed ability classes and have one lesson of Technology and one lesson of Food and Nutrition on a weekly basis.

Technology projects develop on core skills whilst introducing new topics and materials to the curriculum, all of our projects have been developed to ensure that every student is able to enjoy success through a variety of practical outcomes.

Technology Projects include:

  • Colour changing night light
  • Desk tidy device
  • Recycled bag

Food and Nutrition topics/recipes include:

  • Macro-nutrients/Micro-nutrients
  • Balanced diet
  • Macaroni cheese
  • Sauce making
  • Pasta salad
  • Cake making techniques

Year 9

Students are taught on a rotation and benefit from double lessons of Technology and Food and Nutrition, this allows students to spend more time on a practical tasks and develop complex, creative dishes and designs

Technology projects focus on new technologies whilst ensuring that traditional skills are not forgotten. Projects include:

  • Picture frame
  • Book/DVD storage
  • USB light
  • T-Shirt upcycling

Food and Nutrition ensures that students have the technical and theoretical skills to bridge the gap to GCSE, topics taught in year 9 link directly to the GCSE syllabus

Food and Nutrition topics/recipes include:

  • Ethics in Food
  • Food Provenance
  • Environmental issues in Food
  • Pastry Making
  • Pasta dishes
  • Eggs and Colloidal structures

In the Summer term year 9 students take part in an enterprise project – this is a team design challenge that involves the students batch producing items to sell at a year six transition day, last academic year saw the students basing their products on themes linked to countries participating in the World Cup.


Year 10

Students are able to choose AQA GCSE Design & Technology or AQA GCSE Food and Nutrition. All courses contain an element of Non-Examined-Assessment and focus on theoretical knowledge, skills and application. There is less of a focus on practical work for the final assessment however wherever possible subject knowledge is taught with a practical focus.

The AQA Technology syllabus covers content that includes:

  • Energy generation
  • Energy storage
  • Modern materials
  • Smart Materials
  • Composite materials and technical textiles
  • Systems approach to designing
  • Electronic systems processing
  • Mechanical devices
  • Selection of materials and components
  • Working with electronic components
  • Commercial manufacturing and quality control
  • Sources, origins and properties.
  • Working with polymer based materials
  • Commercial manufacturing and quality control

AQA Food and Nutrition syllabus covers content that includes:

  • Food Preparation
  • Food Science
  • Food Nutrition and Health
  • Food Choice
  • Food Safety
  • Food Provenance
  • Food and the environment

Links to both courses are below:

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology/gcse/design-and-technology-8552

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/food/gcse/food-preparation-and-nutrition-8585


Year 11

In Technology the autumn and spring term are spent completing the Non-Examined Assessment this is a contextual challenge that is set by the exam board every year. On completion of the NEA, the remainder of year 11 curriculum time is spent bridging learning gaps, revision and preparing for the summer exam.

We are currently running the last year of the VCert Food qualification, students will sit their exam in November (Exploring balanced diets) and then will work to deadlines to complete the other three pieces of coursework titled:

  • Preparing to cook
  • Understanding food
  • Plan and produce dishes in response to a brief
Design Technology

Year 9 Pasta Makers

12th October 2018Mr I Keitch

 

Year 9 Making Pasta.

Year 9 have been looking at home made products compared to shop bought. Comparing nutritional value and  gluten free alternatives and vegetarian alternatives and will be making their own lasagna next week

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Year 8 Food Technology

4th October 2018Mr I Keitch

Star Cook: Lucas’ Macaroni Cheese

Design Technology

Year 7 Design Technology

2nd October 2018IT Services

First Week introduction to Design and Technology

Tea Light and Dog Tag created by Year 7 Students

Design Technology

Cake Competition

28th March 2017Court Fields
IMG_7901On Friday 24th March Court Fields School held its annual cake completion in aid of ‘Red Nose Day’.  The entries were particularly impressive this year with entries from all year groups and houses.IMG_7900

Congratulations go to; Oliver Rogers a year 9 student, for his inventive interpretation of the theme, Charley-May McDonald a year 7, who added a creative three dimension element to her cake, Hollie Cullen and Ellie Popplestone, year 8 students for their professional chocolate cakes and Emily Horswell a year 11 for her eye catching Red velvet cake.

IMG_7902The sale of the cakes was extremely popular with students queuing to purchase the creative goodies at break and lunch times; £64 was raised.

Well done and thank you to all students who baked and/or ate cake and a special thank you to Miss Coggins and Mrs Frayling for organising the event.

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