In the final year, pupils write their own brief to reflect their interest or needs. It is here where we see the culmination of their CDT lessons. Constraints are employed to assist with resource management and also to ensure generally successful outcomes. Differentiation is achieved by negotiation.
Design: Pupils have also have Design lessons in A form to extend their drawing and presentation skills further.
B forms : Clocks, Boxes, Trays or Weather Vanes
Pupils may work on one of the themes to make an individual artefact of their own design, within given parameters. They conduct research, develop their designs and make the chosen product using a suitable range of materials and techniques.
Design: Pupils are given additional Design lessons to extend their drawing and presentation skills and to help them communicate their ideas effectively. Computer Aided Design packages (CAD) are also used in a number of ways to draw products before cutting them out on the Laser cutter.
C forms : Personal Storage Solutions
Pupils work on an individual artefact of their own choice based upon the storage of CD’s Books or DVD’s. They develop their designs and make the chosen product using a suitable range of materials and techniques.
Design
A Design folder is expected to be produced giving evidence of research, initial ideas, planning, working drawings and details of the manufacturing process. An evaluation of the final outcome is undertaken, although evaluation itself is presented as a continual process throughout the exercise.
