DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Welcome
Welcome to Design and Technology at John Colet School. A department focussed on creating opportunities and assisting students in building their futures. With a variety of excellent facilities students get to experience a wide scope of materials, techniques and machinery to prepare students for working in an ever changing and progressing industry.
Students leave the DT department ready for their futures, equipped with a range of skills that allow students to be independent and innovative. John Colet School DT Alumni can be found throughout the national and international industry, designing and making a future for all.
Department Socials
Why not check out what our students and staff are getting up to on the official department Instagram? Our department aims to post as many updates of the exciting curriculum and activities that students and staff complete over the different areas in the department.
Or check out the rest of the faculty's pages, with loads more on show from Food, Hospitality and catering, Art and Photography. Just click the links below
Specification
GCSE
At John Colet School our GCSE students work towards a qualification in Design and Technology from the Edexcel Exam Board. Students have two options to choose from:
Papers & Boards (1B)
Timbers (1F)
A Level
Following on from GCSE we continue with the Edexcel specification. Focusing on Product Design. A Level focuses on continuing to build students' skills whilst preparing for the next stage of their journey.
GCSE DT Specification.pdfEdexcel GCSE Design & Technology Specification
ALEVEL DT Specification.pdfEdexcel A-Level Design & Technology Specification
Curriculum
Students at John Colet School get the opportunity to explore a wide range of different areas. Throughout KS3 students sample four different areas of Design and Technology:
Papers & Boards
Timbers
Food Preparation & Nutrition
Textiles
Once students are in KS4 they have the option to choose a specific DT course, specialising in different material areas. Beginning to prepare themselves for their futures, post-16 and after-education.
The curriculum overviews summarise the journey students take through the course. These are a great help to students trying to understand what, why and how they are going to be doing over their time with us in DT.
Design, Technology and Food Subject Key Stage 3 - 2023-2024 (1).pdfKS3 Design & Technology
Design and Technology_ Timbers Key Stage 4 - 2023-2024.pdfKS4 DT - Timbers
Design and Technology_ Paper and Board Key Stage 4 - 2023-2024.pdf