Technology

Aims of the Design and Technology Department

• In Design and Technology pupils combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products and systems that meet human needs.

• They learn to use current technologies and consider the impact of future technological developments. They learn to think creatively and intervene to improve the quality of life, solving problems as individuals and members of a team.

• Working in stimulating contexts that provide a range of opportunities and draw on the local ethos, community and wider world, pupils identify needs and opportunities. They respond with ideas, products and systems, challenging expectations where appropriate.

• They combine practical and intellectual skills with an understanding of aesthetic, technical, cultural, health, social, emotional, economic, industrial and environmental issues. As they do so, they evaluate present and past design and technology, and its uses and effects.

• Through Design and Technology pupils develop confidence in using practical skills and become discriminating users of products. They apply their creative thinking and learn to innovate.

Staffing

Ms S. Woods Head of Faculty- Teacher in Charge Food / Catering

Ms H. Chetcuti  Aspiring AST- Teacher in Charge Resistant Materials

Ms A.Ahmed-  Teacher in Charge of Textiles / Second in charge of Design and Technology

Mr R. Akinci- ICT Co-ordinator

Ms V. Alexander- Textiles

Ms L. Kerr- Food / Textiles

Ms L. Man- Food / Textiles

Mr P.Osborne- Catering/Food

Mr R. Nilweera- ICT

Mr K. Yu- ICT

Ms Y Khanom

Ms S Riaz- Design and Technology

Support Staff

Ms T. Hill-  Shopping / Food
Ms J. Borg- Technician /Food/Textiles

Ms Jennifer Gratton- Technician / Resistant materials / Graphics

Ms J.Ayres Shopping- Food

Facilities

Mulberry school completed a major new build and refurbishment programme 4 years ago.

The new and refurbished Technology areas consist of:

2  Resistant Materials workshops.
1 ICT room DT14. 
3 Textiles Technology rooms. 
3 Food Technology rooms.
Faculty office.
1 Graphics room DT06.

Subject bases currently have some ICT facilities, with access to DT14 and DT06. Both of these rooms can accommodate whole teaching groups. 

All rooms have interactive whiteboards.

In the Sixth Form block there is a purpose built catering kitchen with a separate room that doubles as a dining room and classroom.

KS 3 Introduction

Technology is delivered in Key Stages 3 and 4 through the following specialist subject areas:

Food
Textiles
Resistant Materials
Graphics
Information Communication Technology (Years 7 & 8 only)

Key Stage 3

Years 7 - 9 are organised in the following way:  
3 forms (MUL) into 4 groups (X1 - 4) and 5 forms (ERRaY) into 6 groups (Z1 - 6).  Technology is timetabled for three periods each week, one double and one single lesson. 
In addition, Years 7 and 9 have a single discrete period of core Information and Communication Technology each week.

In years 7 and 8, each group spends 9 weeks in each specialist area. 
In year 9, each group spends 12 weeks in each specialist area. 
Teachers are required to assess students at the end of each unit.

KS4 Introduction
Key Stage 4  G.C.S.E.

In Year 10 pupils opt to specialise in one of the following areas for 2 years.

Graphics
Full course
Textiles
Full course
Food
Full course
NVQ Food Preparation and Cookery Double Option full course

These subjects are timetabled for 3 periods a week, one double and one single lesson.  The NVQ is timetabled for 6 periods a week, two extended double lessons in the afternoons and two single lessons.
Currently in Year 11 there are two groups of students taking GCSE Food Technology; two groups taking Textiles Technology, one group taking Graphics and one group taking NVQ Food Preparation and Cooking. In Year 10 there are two groups of students taking GCSE Food Technology, two groups taking Textiles Technology, one group taking Graphics Technology and one group taking NVQ Food Preparation and Cooking

Key Stage 5

In Years 12 and 13 four courses are offered:

AQA G.C.S.E Art and Design Textiles.
This is timetabled for 4 periods a week.

AQA.  AS and A2 Level.  Art and Design Textiles
These are timetabled for 6 periods a week each.

AQA AS and A2 Art and Design Graphics
This is timetabled for 6 periods a week.

N.V.Q  Hospitality and Catering
This is timetabled for 12 periods a week.
CIEH Level 2 Food Safety

From September 2009 will also be offering the Level 2 Diploma in Hospitality

Special Features

• Visiting exhibitions and galleries of interest are frequent.

• Visiting artists/designers- Textiles is presently working with Art in Action, Graphics has worked alongside female Graffiti artist Claire Rye. Food participated in Lift’s Eat London.

•  Competitions are regularly entered with the most recent success with a runner up in the Rotary Young Chef competition.

• Lunchtime & afterschool clubs. The faculty runs a variety of extra curricular clubs which include: a cooking club, enamelling jewellery class, a bag making club, study support and intervention classes for exam classes.