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"Design is intelligence made visible". alina wheeler.

Our vision for Design technology (ks3) at all saints

All Saints Academy aims to encourage students to use their creativity and problem solving skills to communicate their ideas through sketches, design and prototyping. They will understand the importance of health and safety in Design Technology and understand a range of equipment, and its uses. To identify user needs across all areas of research, design and prototyping, and to understand the properties and characteristics of a range of materials. Create a range different surface decoration techniques, using mixed materials, finalising in a finished product. To identify and understand ergonomics and anthropometrics, it uses within the modern world. Develop a broad knowledge of artists and designers and how they have influenced the products around us, in the modern world. We encourage students to develop essential skills for their future employability and develop their understanding of the different career pathways and job roles.

Our vision for Design technology (ks4) at all saints

Design Technology at All Saints Academy is designed for students with an interest in any aspect of design, researching and using tools and materials to make products, and have a desire for independent learning. Students will develop their understanding of, how to research ideas and use various sources, how to explore and use a range of media and materials, the effectiveness of building a portfolio of ideas and prototyping. How to respond to a brief or theme, to analyse the effectiveness of experimentation with materials and methods of making and employability within the sector.

We follow the AQA syllabus: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology/gcse/design-and-technology-8552

how will we achieve this

How will we assess design technology

Pathways for Food

Pathways by year group for Materials

Assessment (KS4)

what is the IMPACT of our work

Cultural Capital Opportunities

Interhouse competitions
Aspire talks
Company talks- The Mill/Il Mulino, Robertsons, Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation.
Company visits- Chocolate Factory, Quorn, Nissan

DT Prefect

Matthew dt Hello, my name is Matthew, and I am the Technologies Prefect of All Saints Academy. I have always enjoyed planning ideas out and creating new objects out of nothing. Ever since having the opportunity to help other people using my passion, I have been excited to be able to automise my passion and use it much more often than before and to help people as well.

Combined with my joy for creation, I also like to play Rugby as a full-back, from which me and my team at Billingham play practice every Tuesday and a game every Sunday. Over the past Summer break, I learnt how to fish and capture multiple large fish, like Perch and Bream fish, letting me reconnect my love for Nature.

Ever since being at All Saints, I have been a part of many different clubs, such as History debate club, Maths Mentor, IT Club and Science Club. Despite being at such different clubs, they all require similar abilities to do properly, such as problem-solving and ambition. I have experienced many different clubs, allowing for much more experience in separate areas of school life. Whilst doing this work, it has let me become more knowledgeable in the previous subjects, and, with now being the Technologies Prefect, let me especially focus on Engineering, IT and DT even though still having much free time with my friends.

I hope to be able to make Engineering a more popular subject and letting more people see the adaptability and importance of the subject as I and many others have seen.