Technology

Key Stage 3 Curriculum

Broad and balanced curriculum covering wood, metal, food, electronics, graphics, mechanisms, pneumatics, designing, modelling and computer aided design and manufacture. Homework is set weekly with most areas using prepared A5 handouts, which are relevant to the subject being studied. SOWs hit all National Curriculum attainment targets.

Key Stage 4 Curriculum

Established courses in GCSE Resistant Materials, Graphics and Health & Social Care, BTEC Hospitality.
Consistently high examination results/value added performance has been achieved in Resistant Materials and Graphics. BTEC Health and Social Care, BTEC Hospitality has produced 100% pass rate in 2009 and 2010.

Post 16

BTEC Level 3 Health & Social Care is being offered as a single and double award. AS and A2 Graphic Design is offered at Deansfield and Wednesfield High.

Key Stage 3 Strategy

Three part lessons being delivered by all staff (starter, main, plenary). Learning objectives written on board and shared with the class (revisited when appropriate to check understanding). Product evaluation, self evaluation and evaluation of other students work takes place in many modules of work.

Literacy

Key words identified in department assessment sheets; some starters include a spelling test of technical words, some homework tasks require students to find out the meaning of technical words or phrases.

Numeracy

Identified on departmental assessment sheets. When Numeracy is used in lessons it is recorded on the assessment sheets.

ICT

Increasing use of ICT in Technology lessons including CAD/CAM, which is delivered as a module of work. Computer provision is constantly improving with the addition this year of eight new flat screen computers in Graphics.

Assessment for Learning

Self and peer assessment regularly takes place throughout the curriculum area. Both peer assessment pro-formas and other methods of peer assessment is used in most areas.

PSHE/Citizenship

Identified on departmental assessment sheets where an assessment is made on the students ability to work safely and co-operatively while sharing tools and equipment. Some homework sheets in KS3 address citizenship.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Many staff work through their lunch time to enable students to catch up on work missed or to work on advanced projects which require individual tuition.

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