Meet the Design and Technology Department
Mrs R Clark - Assistant Head and Curriculum Manager for Design and Technology with Graphics and Resistant Materials specialism
Miss F Dixon - Textiles Lead with responsibility for 14 to 19
Mrs S Holt - Food Technology Lead
Miss H Saxelby - Design Teacher with Textiles specialism
Mrs A Taylor - Design Teacher with Textiles specialism
Mr A Grant - Design Teacher with Resistant Materials, Systems and Control specialism
Mr D Ellis - Design and Technology Technician
Design and Technology at Batley Girls' High School
In line with the new National Curriculum, we want to enable our students to become:
We aim to help our students combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products to meet human needs and improve the quality of life. We would like them to learn how to use current technologies and consider the impact of future possible technological developments.
Within this subject, we expect students to combine practical and intellectual skills with and understanding of aesthetic, technical, cultural, health, social, emotional, economic, industrial and environmental issues.
Our values are to support open mindedness, have respect for others, be self-determined and plan well. Learn to cooperate and negotiate and be able to share good practice and learning from others. We support our students developing awareness of the impact of design on society and expect them to achieve by applying a variety of skills from the wider curriculum together with those specific to Design and Technology to produce effective and considered prototype products.
We try to enable students to enjoy their learning in Design and Technology and to gain transferable skills that will help them in other curriculum areas and in life.
The facilities and expertise in the area enable these aims and values to be explored through Food, Textiles, Graphics, Resistant Materials and Control Technology.
In Design and Technology we expect students to gain and apply knowledge and understanding of:
Mrs R Clark - Assistant Head and Curriculum Manager for Design and Technology with Graphics and Resistant Materials specialism
Miss F Dixon - Textiles Lead with responsibility for 14 to 19
Mrs S Holt - Food Technology Lead
Miss H Saxelby - Design Teacher with Textiles specialism
Mrs A Taylor - Design Teacher with Textiles specialism
Mr A Grant - Design Teacher with Resistant Materials, Systems and Control specialism
Mr D Ellis - Design and Technology Technician
Design and Technology at Batley Girls' High School
In line with the new National Curriculum, we want to enable our students to become:
- Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
- Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
- Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society
We aim to help our students combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products to meet human needs and improve the quality of life. We would like them to learn how to use current technologies and consider the impact of future possible technological developments.
Within this subject, we expect students to combine practical and intellectual skills with and understanding of aesthetic, technical, cultural, health, social, emotional, economic, industrial and environmental issues.
Our values are to support open mindedness, have respect for others, be self-determined and plan well. Learn to cooperate and negotiate and be able to share good practice and learning from others. We support our students developing awareness of the impact of design on society and expect them to achieve by applying a variety of skills from the wider curriculum together with those specific to Design and Technology to produce effective and considered prototype products.
We try to enable students to enjoy their learning in Design and Technology and to gain transferable skills that will help them in other curriculum areas and in life.
The facilities and expertise in the area enable these aims and values to be explored through Food, Textiles, Graphics, Resistant Materials and Control Technology.
In Design and Technology we expect students to gain and apply knowledge and understanding of:
- Research, analysis and disassembly and evaluation of existing products
- A range of materials and components, including joining and combining processes and recognising new materials and processes, and identifying their potential uses
- Structures within the context of their designing and making, schemes of work
- Electronic and communications technology through using ICT, industrial processes and approaches in their work
- Mechanisms and control systems within the context of their designing and making
- Subject specific terminology
- New technologies and new technological applications, including computer aided design and manufacture (CAD/CAM)
- Single quality production techniques, including those focusing on quality assurance
- Health, hygiene and safety
Key Stage 3 Design and Technology
In Year 7 students continue to build on the design and technological experience they bring from their primary school but they are also introduced to a wide range of processes and materials that are new to them. Confidence and safety are key to year 7 curriculum as students discover how to develop complex and creative products that have a function as well as appealing to their target market. They will make products to eat, to wear and to use that they have developed with guidance. The descriptions of the levels that the projects target are visible in the rooms and feedback about individual students’ strengths and targets are given out. They are then copied into planners at the completion of each unit of work. Students will spend some part of the year in each of the areas of Food, Textiles and Product Design.
In Year 8, students are given more open ended tasks and experiences to further their individual interests and abilities.
In year 9 (students choose 2 of the 3 areas for specialisation in order to prepare for GCSE courses.
In Year 8, students are given more open ended tasks and experiences to further their individual interests and abilities.
In year 9 (students choose 2 of the 3 areas for specialisation in order to prepare for GCSE courses.
Key Stage 4 Design and Technology
There are different GCSE courses offered in Year 10 and 11 so that students can specialise in their chosen area of Design.
They are:
GCSE Food and Nutrition – This is for the students who wishes to specialise in working in the Food area. Healthy eating and the relationship between food and living will be explored.
GCSE Product Design – This involves designing and making using a range of materials such as wood and plastics but packaging is always part of this. Students could be making anything for a jewellery to a toy box.
GCSE Textiles Technology – This is designing and making functional products using fabrics and associated techniques.
Design is aligned with the Art area in school and at key stage 4 we share delivery of some exam subjects that cross over the two areas between us. This could be Art/Graphics, Art/Textiles or Btec units. Our aim in this is to give our students opportunity to succeed and benefit form our shared experiences.
They are:
GCSE Food and Nutrition – This is for the students who wishes to specialise in working in the Food area. Healthy eating and the relationship between food and living will be explored.
GCSE Product Design – This involves designing and making using a range of materials such as wood and plastics but packaging is always part of this. Students could be making anything for a jewellery to a toy box.
GCSE Textiles Technology – This is designing and making functional products using fabrics and associated techniques.
Design is aligned with the Art area in school and at key stage 4 we share delivery of some exam subjects that cross over the two areas between us. This could be Art/Graphics, Art/Textiles or Btec units. Our aim in this is to give our students opportunity to succeed and benefit form our shared experiences.
Key Stage 5 Design and Technology
We work closely with Art and Photography to offer examination packages that suit our student strengths and interests. The courses we offer at present are:
AS Art Textiles
AS Art Graphics
A2 Art Textiles
A2 Art Graphics
AS Art Textiles
AS Art Graphics
A2 Art Textiles
A2 Art Graphics