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Contact Details
Name |
Position |
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| Mrs Alena Gavartin | Head Of D&T | Gavartin@hendonschool.co.uk |
| Ms Elahe Yazdi | Teacher of Food Technology and Textiles | yazdie@hendonschool.co.uk |
| Ms Asmaa Abdulkarim | Teacher of D&T | AbdulkarimA@hendonschool.co.uk |
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” Leonardo Da Vinci
Design and Technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values.
Key Stage 3 content
Students acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on other subjects such as Mathematics, Science, ICT and Art and they learn to become resourceful, innovative and capable citizens.
High quality Design and Technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and wellbeing of the nation and through evaluation of products students develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world.
Students learn about Electronics, Graphics, Product Design and Resistant Materials through various design and make projects.
Year 7
In Year 7 students have one lesson a week in Design and Technology workshop through the whole year, working through small three design and making projects.
Skills Learnt:
- Measuring and using a ruler and pencils. One-point perspective technical drawing, Rendering in three tone shading, colours and materials
- Using a hand file, wet and dry paper, Line bender, and 2D Design software focused on plastic finishing, engraving, and shaping (Acrylic Mobile phone holder)
- Hand tools focused on wood (Pencil topper project)
Year 8
In Year 8 students rotate between Resistant Materials, Food Technology and Textiles spending one term in each subject area.
Photo frame project – making a wood and plastic photo frame for the fabric picture, produced in Textiles project.
Skills Learnt:
- 2D Design software and Laser cutter
- Hand tools and some machines to finish and shape pine wood
- 3D drawing techniques and rendering
- Using pine and acrylic
Year 9
In Year 9 students rotate between Resistant Materials, Food Technology and Textiles spending one term in each subject area.
Year 9 Toy car project. – designing and making a small toy car.
Skills Learnt:
- 3D drawing techniques
- Hand tools and machines for shaping wood
- Vacuum former
- 2D Design program
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 7 | Measuring, One-Point perspective technical drawing, rendering | Acrylic Mobile phone holder | Pencil topper project |
| Year 8 | Photo frame project | Photo frame project | Photo frame project |
| Year 9 | Toy car project | Toy car project | Toy car project |
Progression pathways and careers
D&T courses teach theoretical and practical skills in the Design area. By combining creativity with technology students have a broad knowledge of production methods and materials. Students are therefore not limited to exact jobs that link up directly with their chosen course. Here are some examples of jobs students could aspire to:
- Architect
- Advertising account executive
- Automotive engineer
- Marketing executive
- Purchasing manager
- Sales executive
- Designer
- Graphic designer
- Interior designer
