Career chocolatier - Personal development day for some of our Year 7 pupils involved making 2 different flavour chocolates and the boxes to package them in. The pupils were able to show off some of the skills acquired in DT and gain an understanding of how production lines and quality control are used within the food industry.

The outcomes were fantastic and good fun was had by all!

 

 

One half of the year 10 product design students have completed a series of metalwork projects. These have included aluminium sand casting to make paper weights and pewter casting in different shapes. The students have also created copper pendants using various processes including work hardening, annealing and polishing. Great work, well done!

During personal development week year 8 & 9 pupils created some brilliant mobile phone holders out of PDF with the use of scroll saws and pyrography tools. Some also created acrylic key rings!

In food during personal development week pupils were set the task of making dishes using only ambient ingredients and items we had left in the fridge. The 'create a dish from left overs' task went down well and pupils used their own initiative so create some very tasty food.

Here is some of the amazing work created in the art textiles workshop during personal development week. 

All pupils worked incredibly hard which is reflected in the outcomes. Well done everyone!!!

Year 7 pupils have been making some really cute wooden toys this rotation!

 

Year 9 pupils who have just started their GCSE Food & Nutrition course have been creating a fabulous selection of showstopper cakes this week. They have used various newly learnt techniques to create their desired look, style and flavour.

Design Ventura

 Year 9 design enthusiasts enjoyed a day in the Design Museum, London.  They took part in a museum workshop that supports the annual Design Ventura competition, where students are challenged to design a new product for the Design Museum Shop.  This offered our young people a chance to develop their design thinking, creative and business skills.  

The group also enjoyed the Designer User Maker exhibition, finding out more about how today’s gadgets and products have evolved and also had a good look around the museum shop.  

Our students’ thoughts:

Oscar: I had a lot of fun and I have more ideas for other projects.  

Martino: I enjoyed my day and loved the Design Museum.  

Elliot: It was very inspiring. 

Zach: I learned a lot about design and it was a fun trip.  

Archie: It was an interesting insight into the world of Product Design.   

Bertie: It was very inspiring and gave me good ideas.  

Ciara: It was fun and exciting.  

Maya: I enjoyed the exhibition and thought the workshop was quite inspiring.