In the Design and Technology Department at Treviglas Community College we realise the amazing opportunities and intellectual challenge the study of DT offers.

Students study two single periods a week of DT in Years 7, 8 and 9 focusing on one of the four following areas:

• Food
• Resistant materials
• Graphics
• Textiles

They learn to develop skill and creativity through a range of design and make assignments including: Pewter jewellery, Recycled Bags, Foods around the world, Business and Enterprise and Clocks.

At KS4, students have the option of studying Food, Resistant Materials or Textiles for GCSE. This 2 year programme of study aims to develop their skills in a focused materials area culminating in a major project conducted in Year 11. This coursework project comprises 60% of the overall GCSE, with the remaining 40% completed as a written examination.

At A level, students have the opportunity to become much more autonomous in their choice of coursework project and produce a portfolio of design work accompanied by a 3 dimensional piece. Practical work produced at this level is diverse in form and of a consistently high quality. This work is supported by a written examination testing knowledge and understanding of design in practice.

At Treviglas we strongly believe that DT can:

• Develop creativity and innovation
• Promote understanding of the technological development of society and sensitivity for its continuation in a responsible and sustainable way
• Encourage a sense of individuality
• Provide a framework for reasoning when making choices as consumers of the 21st Century.

We are committed to providing enjoyable, stimulating and challenging activities for all year groups in an environment in which everyone can feel valued and encouraged. There is a strong ethos of collaborative learning within the subject. We love our subject and know it can be exciting and engrossing. Lessons will be varied and include a range of styles and activities including learning through looking, learning through writing, group tasks, individual work and practical activities. Regular and diagnostic assessment will give students the opportunity to assess their own progress and identify how they can improve their Design and Technology skills and understanding.