Design & Technology

In Design and Technology we believe that every student has the potential to shape the world around them through creativity, critical thinking, and purposeful design. We aim to cultivate confidence, ambition, resilience, and empathy and to equip students with a deep understanding of the design process.

We foster confidence by encouraging students to take creative risks. Mistakes are viewed as learning opportunities and a chance to reflect on how to go forward. 

Our curriculum is designed to spark ambition, inspiring learners to see themselves as innovators, engineers, and problem-solvers who can respond to real-world challenges. We encourage an aspirational mindset, enabling students to develop a sense of pride and ownership in their work.

Through engaging, often complex projects, students develop resilience by learning to persevere when facing design challenges. Students are encouraged to embrace failure and refine their designs iteratively. They are guided to revisit, refine, and improve their work, understanding that success often comes through sustained effort and adaptability. 

We embed empathy by encouraging learners to consider the needs, perspectives, and values of others when designing. Students explore how products can be inclusive, sustainable, and socially responsible, cultivating an ethical approach to problem-solving.

Our Food curriculum is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and values needed to make healthy and sustainable food choices. Through practical and theory lessons, we nurture confidence, ambition, resilience, and empathy, ensuring students are well-prepared for life beyond the classroom.

We foster confidence by providing a supportive and inclusive environment where students experiment, take risks, and celebrate both successes and improvements in practical cooking. 

Ambition is promoted by inspiring students to think critically about the role of food in society and to explore future careers in food science, nutrition, and hospitality. Our high expectations encourage all learners to aspire to excellence. 

We build resilience by challenging students to overcome setbacks, learn from mistakes, and develop the ability to problem-solve. In practical cooking sessions, students learn transferable skills such as being adaptable, able to persevere, and remaining calm under pressure.

We foster empathy by exploring the social, ethical, and environmental issues around food. Subjects such as food poverty, cultural diversity, and sustainability, helps students appreciate the experiences and needs of others in our community and beyond.