Design Technology

Design Technology (DT) is ever more popular at QK. All students take the subject throughout Key Stage 3 and most opt to take, a GCSE Product Design course in Resistant Materials, Graphics or Textiles, or Food technology or a BTEC in Hospitality, Construction, or Engineering at Key Stage 4. AS Product Design has proved even more popular this year than in 2008!

Highlights of 2009 Results

We are super successful! DT has had a fantastic year with 55% of students achieving an A*or A grade in the GCSE RM course. The BTEC courses in Construction, Hospitality and Engineering have been outstanding with 100% of the students passing, many of them attaining four times A*-C equivalency, and all of them getting at least two A*-C grades. The AS results show a continuing and significant improvement.

Current Developments

We are continuing our review of the Key Stage 3 curriculum to make it even more exciting to study DT in Years 7 to 9. The Licence to Cook programme is now fully integrated into our curriculum, and BTEC Construction National Award starts this year, giving the students the opportunity to further their study towards Architecture, Surveying and related professions.

Beyond QK

Guest Speakers

Students now have access to a program of lectures by guest designers from the real world of design and technology, which they find interesting and invigorating! Urban textiles designer T Magic proved an exceptional guest, with many more to follow.

Robots!

The international robotics programme which we run in association with the American School in London continues to provide very special opportunities for QK students at key stages four and five. This year we got further in the competition finals than ever before! We have now extended the robotics programme into key stage three by entering two teams into the First Lego League robotics competition.