Design & Technology

Overview of the Design & Technology Department

The curriculum intent for Design & Technology is to equip learners to deal with tomorrow's rapidly changing world. It encourages learners to become independent, creative problem solvers and thinkers as individuals and part of a team. It enables them to identify needs and opportunities and to respond to them by developing a range of ideas and by making products and systems. Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world.

Through the study of core technical principles, specialist technical principles and design and making principles, learners combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues, as well as functions and industry. This allows them to reflect on and evaluate past and present technology, its uses and impact. With this knowledge, students are prepared to be able to use technology through creating, designing and making. Learners will be able use design and technology to develop their ideas into a suitable level that will set them up for the future workplace and to become active contributors in the digital world we now live in.

Meet the Design & Technology teachers

Name	Role	About them
D. Edwards	Head of Department	Mr Edwards joined the Academy two years ago. He is passionate about the Arts and Design Technology and has a special interest in Photography.
R. Akhtar	Assistant Principal and Design Technology teacher	R. Akhtar joined HACA in September 2020. She is passionate about Design Technology and all the subjects which fall within the DT umbrella such as Food technology, Product Design, Electronics and Textiles.

Curriculum Statement

Key Stage 3

At KS3 students explore Design Technology focusing on the design process real life designers use. Students build skills in a range of different materials including wood, plastics and fabrics.

The KS3 SOL is designed to directly link to GCSE Design Technology and Food Technology.

View our Key Stage 3 Design & Technology Curriculum Map

Key Stage 4

At KS4 we currently offer GCSE Design Technology.

How does Design & Technology prepare students for the next stage of their education or employment?

At Crayford Academy, we believe that the study of Design and Technology builds up valuable skills in creative problem solving, empathic understanding of others’ needs and preparing learners for real life scenarios.

More Information

More information about our curriculum can be found by looking at our curriculum overviews