KS3

At Key Stage 3 we offer our students the opportunity to experience working in a range of different areas.  Projects are designed to ensure that students meet the National Curriculum, Programmes of Study and during each project students are assessed in a number of areas in the design and make process. 

Our projects for 2007/2008 are as follows;

Year 7

Moisture Tester  (Electronics)

Comfy Cushion  (Textiles)

Healthy Eating  (Food)

Travel Game  (Resistant Materials)

Photo Holder  (Graphics and Resistant Material)

Year 8

Money Box  (Resistant Materials)

Drawer Security  (Electronics)

Drawer Security Packaging (Graphics)

Bottle Coats  (Textiles)

Structures

Year 9
Clock  ( Resistant materials)

Jewellery  (Low Temperature Casting)

Carrying/bag  (Textiles)

Selling Point  (Graphics)

PIC Instructor

During this Key Stage we also provide a large number of opportunities for increasing skills in CAD/CAM. Students are encouraged to use 2 D Design and Prodesktop for modelling and communication of design ideas. In electronics they will be working with Crocodile 610 to build and test circuits in Electronics. The more traditional form of electronics is experience in Year 7 in the moisture tester project, but we progress to projects in year 8 and 9 that use PICs and PIC-Logicater programme. Emphasis is placed throughout the key stage on acquiring a range of basic practical skills and knowledge.  Students are encouraged to take home their project, for which a nominal charge is made.