S2 CDT

Course Information

S2 covers Craft, Design and Technology in a very broad way. We aim to cover all of our subjects benchmarks areas throughout the year whilst giving students a wide range of experiences that prepare them in later school.

Course Skills

Practical Skills
Health and Safety in the workshops
Develop safe and competent use of hand tools
Develop safe and competent use of various pieces of machinery
Manufacture Artefacts to given and pupil led briefs
Manufacture Artefacts in Wood/Metal and Plastic
Produce well finished models
Graphic Skills
Introduce drawing board skills in 2D and 2D

Develop knowledge of freehand illustration and presentation techniques
Develop knowledge of 3D modelling on the computer
Develop knowledge of Desktop Publishing
Other Skills
Creativity, flexibility and adaptability
Independence and Resilience
Confidence
Responsibility and Reliability

Orthographics

Students take on some technical drawing challenges whilst learning the importance of Orthographic projection. Knowledge of Orthographic Drawing is paramount for all of our courses during the senior phase in Graphic Communication.

Autodesk Inventor

Students are introduced to Autodesk Inventor, a 3D CAD modelling program that is used heavily in Graphic Communication during the senior phase.

Mug Tree

This Practical Woodworking project introduces students to planing and chiseling in this very functional Mug Tree project.

Ice Scraper

Students first experience of Design & Manufacture where they design and make their ice scraper from scratch.

Christmas Tags

Infographics

This Graphic Communication project dives deeper into Desk Top Publishing and challenges students to research thoroughly whilst still creating and eye catching info graphic on a topic of their choice.

Straw Structure

This Engineering Science project challenges students to build a tower from paper straws. Pupils are challenged to hold the same weight but as high as they can!

Desk Storage

The desk tidy is a Practical Woodworking project with a hint of individualisation and choice resulting in a variety of different desk tidies.

2 Point Perspective

Students learn how to draw in 2 Point perspective, an easy yet efficient way of drawing in 3D. These skills will help students that are taking Graphic Communication and Design & Manufacture.

Homework

Pupils will be given homework at regular intervals. This homework will be related to the topic of work that they are undertaking at the time.

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