Design Technology

The Importance of Design & Technology

In design and technology pupils combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking to design and make products and systems that meet human needs. They learn to use current technologies and consider the impact of future technological developments. They learn to think creatively and intervene to improve the quality of life, solving problems as individuals and members of a team.

Working in stimulating contexts that provide a range of opportunities and draw on the local ethos, community and wider world, pupils identify needs and opportunities. They respond with ideas, products and systems, challenging expectations where appropriate. They combine practical and intellectual skills with an understanding of aesthetic, technical, cultural, health, social, emotional, economic, industrial and environmental issues.

As they do so, they evaluate present and past design and technology, and its uses and effects. Through design and technology pupils develop confidence in using practical skills and become discriminating users of products. They apply their creative thinking and learn to innovate.

At Endeavour High School pupils have the opportunity to study a wide variety of Design & Technology based subjects. Food Technology, Resistant Materials, Graphics, Product Design, Textiles & Engineering are all delivered at the school and develop pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the design and make process. Specialist rooms give the pupils access to a variety of tools and equipment that can develop research, design and practical skills.

“Design is intelligence made visible” — Alina Wheeler