The Design and Technology Department at Shuttleworth College delivers a broad and creative curriculum that provides pupils with experiences across a range of subjects encompassing product and graphic design, computer aided design and manufacture, electronics, textiles, timbers, polymers and food and nutrition.
Our aim is to inspire the 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.
Click here for Curriculum Map 2022-2023
Year 7
Learning Journeys
Y7 Food & Nutrition LEARNING JOURNEY
Y7 Promotion LEARNING JOURNEY
Y7 Timbers LEARNING JOURNEY
Knowledge Organisers
Y7 Food & Nutrition KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y7 Promotion KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y7 Timbers KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Year 8
Learning Journeys
Y8 Motions and Mechanisms LEARNING JOURNEY
Y8 Polymers and Programming LEARNING JOURNEY
Y8 Textiles LEARNING JOURNEY
Knowledge Organisers
Y8 Motion & Mechanisms KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y8 Polymers and Programming KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y8 Textiles KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Year 9
Learning Journeys
Y9 Food & Nutrition LEARNING JOURNEY
Y9 Sustainable Design LEARNING JOURNEY
Y9 Timbers LEARNING JOURNEY
Knowledge Organisers
Y9 Food & Nutrition KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y9 Sustainable Design KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y9 Timbers KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Year 10
Learning Journeys
Y10 & 11 NEA LEARNING JOURNEY
Y10 Practical-Timbers skills LEARNING JOURNEY
Y10 Theory UNIT 1 Material Categories LEARNING JOURNEY
Knowledge Organisers
Y10 Practical-Timbers skills KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y10 Theory UNIT 1- KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Y10 Theory UNIT 1- KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Year 11
Learning Journeys
Y11 Theory UNIT 6 Designing & Making Principles LEARNING JOURNEY
Knowledge Organisers
Y11 Theory UNIT 6 Designing & Making KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Contact:
Ms. C. Walsh
cwalsh@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/
KS4 – GCSE Design & Technology:
Free software downloads to help develop computer aided design skills:
Revision:
- http://www.technologystudent.com/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/gcse-national-5-design-and-technology/z7vkt39
Inspiration:
- http://www.designweek.co.uk
- http://www.core77.com/
- http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/whatson/degreeshows/environmentandtechnology.aspx
- https://uk.pinterest.com
Design & Technology KS3/KS4 Intervention
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?
- Years 7&8 – 3 x 1 hour lessons per fortnight
- Year 9 – 2 x 1.5 hour lessons per fortnight
- Year 10 – 5 hours per fortnight
- Year 11 – 6 hours 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?
Shuttleworth College has strong links with many local businesses and the Institute of Secondary Engineering. We utilise these links as often as possible to allow pupils to experience industrial practice in action.
In the previous academic year we worked with ‘Create Education’ in order to provide Year 8 pupils with greater experience of the 3D printing industry and processes and in liaison with Penwortham School and the ‘Aspire’ programme to develop the STEM knowledge and leadership skills of some of our female cohort. We look forward to further developing these partnerships this academic year and providing a wider range of enrichment events for our students, as well as developing the role of our ‘Creative Leaders’ within the local community.
Our pupils are also provided with weekly opportunities to take part in activities in and out of the classroom as part of the ‘Eco-Club’ and ‘Create Club’ programmes.
