The Create Department at Shuttleworth College delivers a broad and creative curriculum that provides pupils with experiences across a range of subjects encompassing art, design, product and graphic design, computer aided design and manufacture, electronics, textiles, timbers, polymers and food and nutrition.
Our aim is to inspire the artists, designers and engineers of the future; equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed for a world in which the client is key, technologies constantly improve and sustainability is fast becoming the primary focus in functional design. Pupils are expected to demonstrate resilience and an aptitude for problem solving as they learn about and apply design and construction processes across the key stages.
Within Food and Nutrition our aim is to ensure that our students can make informed decisions in relation to their own health and that of those around them. Pupils develop their understanding of nutrition and dietary needs and increasingly apply this as they become competent in safely and confidently executing a range a range of predominantly savoury dishes.
Knowledge Organisers
Line, tone and form
Texture
Hybrid
Creating Worlds
Mini monsters
Nightlight
Timbers
Automata
At KS4 students have the opportunity to pick elements of the Create department to study further. These options are listed below.
Art
3D Design
Photography
Hospitality and Catering
Click here to go to the Hospitality specific page.
Contact:
Mrs N. Shuttleworth
NShuttleworth@shuttleworth.lancs.sch.uk
Student resources:
KS3 – STEM based activities to explore at home:
- https://uk.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=stem&rs=typed&0=stem%7Ctyped
- http://stem-works.com/
- https://www.bestdegreeprograms.org/library/kids-engineering-games-resource-guide/
Technology and electronics-based activities to explore at home:
Ideas for recycled projects and crafts:
- https://uk.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=project%20recycled&rs=typed&0=project%7Ctyped&1=recycled%7Ctyped
- https://uk.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=recycled%20crafts&rs=typed&0=recycled%7Ctyped&1=crafts%7Ctyped
Free software downloads to help develop computer aided design skills:
Food & Nutrition:
- The Eatwell Guide: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide
- 8 Tips for Healthy Living: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/eight-tips-for-healthy-eating/
- Food: A fact of life: https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/
FAQs
How will my child be ‘set’ in this subject?
At Key Stage 3 students study the subject in high performing mixed ability groups. At Key Stage 4, students are then set according to their GCSE options pathways.
How many periods a week will children spend learning this subject?
- KS3 – 4 x 1 hour lessons per fortnight
- Year 10 – 5 hours per fortnight
- Year 11 – 5 hours 45 minutes per fortnight
What are the career opportunities with this subject?
Many careers can stem from a qualification in Design & Technology, including those in the areas of product design, engineering, interior design, textile design, jewellery design, urban design and architecture.
What ‘out-of-classroom’ or extra-curricular learning experiences will my child get?
KS3 and KS4 students at Shuttleworth College have the opportunity to access the department, it’s tools and equipment after school and take part in ‘studio time’ or attend the weekly Create Club programme. We have currently hosted two 3D printing all day workshops, delivered by Create Education with weekly 3D printing club held afterschool. We are proud to announce that 2 Y8 students got through to the finals in a Lancashire wide competition supported by BAE. Our students had to design and assemble a piece of kit to the given brief and present their work to engineers and 3D printing professionals at BAE Samlesbury site.
GCSE 3D Design and Art, Craft and Design students visited Yorkshire Sculpture Park this July as part of Aspire week. They have since produced contextual work inspired by the visit. Other enrichment trips and visits are currently being planned for this academic year.
