Kenton Technology Department

Key Stage 3 Curriculum

In years 7 & 8 each pupil should have the opportunity to visit each subject area twice. These areas are:

• Food (Licence to Cook)
• Resistant Materials
• Electronics
• Graphics
• Textiles

Each carousel lasts approximately 8 weeks and the pupils attend 4 lessons per fortnight. This is done through a mixture of:

• Design and Make activities
• Focused Practical tasks
• Product Evaluation activities

Through these units of work pupils will have opportunities to

• Use a range of tools, ingredients, equipment and new technology
• Experience different working methods in each Technology area
• Choose from a range of ingredients, materials and resources provided for them
• Learn about the main elements of the ‘Design Process’
• Learn through taking an active role in a variety of activities
• Become more aware of the importance of a healthy diet, lifestyle and industrial practices

Key Stage 4 Curriculum

• GCSE Applied Manufacturing (duel award) in either RM, Electronics, Food, Graphics or Textiles
• BTEC Motor Vehicle
• BTEC Health & Social Care
• BTEC Workskills
• Entry Level Food (SEN pupils only)

Key Stage 5 Curriculum

• A Level Textiles
• BTEC Graphics
• BTEC Engineering
• BTEC Health & Social Care
• BTEC Motor Vehicle

Extra Curricular

Curriculum Enrichment

All sector areas offer revision classes to all year 11 pupils after school and in holidays. Further to this individual teachers run Technology clubs either during lunchtimes or after school.

The Department offers GCSE ‘Catch-up’ sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 3pm until 4pm from October onwards. Pupils are generally invited to these prearranged additional sessions in each sector area.

The Department offers extensive ’Challenge Days’ for feeder primary schools which range from Years 3—6. These include a variety of activities including; Jitterbug - Electronics, Puppet—Textiles, Make a Game - Textiles/RM, World Pizza -Food.

We also offer a number of Cross Curricular Challenges that include Science/Textiles—’See you later Insulator’, Science/RM—’Rockets’ and Maths/Textiles—’Angry Angles’.