BGE

Design & Technology

COURSE OVERVIEW

All pupils are offered the opportunity to study Design and Technology subjects in S1 and S2. Over the 2 years, pupils will complete projects which cover the main D&T subjects: Graphic Communication, Design & Manufacture, Practical Craft Skills.

S1 - 1 lessons per week

S2 - 2 lesson per week

S1 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

A focus on manual graphics techniques. The basics are really important!! Sketching, rendering and a little model making across Art & Tech too.

DESIGN & MANUFACTURE

Understanding where materials come from enables us to be more informed designers. We also take a look at how products have changed over time during this project through a History linked project.

PRACTICAL CRAFT SKILLS

Pupils are able to develop practical skills in wood, metal and plastic projects. Developing safe working practices are key in this part of the course.

lOGOS

dIGITAL pORTFOLIO

hOMESTYLER

pOST-IT HOLDER

cOATHOOK

mEGASTRUCTURES

sKETCHING & rENDERING

1pT pERSPECTIVE

oNSHAPE

S2 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

Pupils move onto studying computer graphics. In this section you will begin exploring Computer Aided Design & Desk Top Publishing Software.

DESIGN & MANUFACTURE

The focus for this project is sustainability, architecture and model making. Develop your creativity whilst trying to design a sustainable living space.

PRACTICAL CRAFT SKILLS

Strengthen your practical skills through a wooden memo holder project. Pupils develop their use of machines and tools. Here there is a large focus on applying a high quality finish.

PROJECT EXAMPLES

Some recent work by Nairn Academy BGE pupils.

Katie-anne sutherland

A beautifully painted finish for Katie's memo holder

hamish martindale

Excellent use of the fret saw to achieve a curved shape

S1 SUPERHERO STREET SCENE

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