Teaching Staff: Mr Adrian Winstone, Miss Aveen Keogh, Mr Paul Richardson,
Mrs Maria Raignault,
Technicians: Mrs Susan Watts & Mr Grant Barker
Introduction and ethos of subject
Design and Technology at WCSA is a creative, rigorous and practical subject which provides opportunities for our students to develop a broad range of subject knowledge, skills and understanding; combining their designing and making skills in order to create high quality useable products.
By studying Design & Technology our students learn how to take risks, therefore creating resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable adults for the future. Through the evaluation of past and present products, they develop a critical understanding of the potential impact on daily life and the wider world.
WCSA Design & Technology and Food intentions for our students are:
to develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world
to build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users
• to critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others
• to understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook and present food
Key Stage 4
At Key Stage 4 the Design & Technology and Food Department at WCSA offers the following courses:
• WJEC/Eduqas Level 1/2 Award in Hospitality and Catering