OPTION SUBJECTS: DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Design & Technology is about providing opportunities for students to develop their capability, combining their designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding in order to create quality products. Combining the practical application of physics, maths and art in one subject, studying Design & Technology is like no other subject and is immensely rewarding.

The most important skill to have is that you are willing to learn and work, and that you enjoy a challenge. You should also have resilience as the design process can be long and it can take time for your results to be seen.

Your skills and understanding will grow over the course of study, both in terms of the range and the quality. Successful pupils of Design & Technology are good listeners, and enjoy solving problems. You should have good organisational skills and be familiar with using computers for creating work documents.

Pupils who have a creative and imaginative flair towards designing and making products and an interest in future careers such as architecture, interior design, product design, vehicle design, furniture, jewellery or engineering would find that Design & Technology is a good choice.