Welcome to Technology

Teachers: We have three specialist Design & Technology and Engineering teachers at Robert May’s School, so you could be taught by any of them.

Mr Cain (Head of Technology): He knows more about bending, cutting, drilling and machining metal than the sword masters of the old kingdom.

Mr Young: Our resident CAD guru and a wizard with the laser cutter.

Mr Cook: Not only does he teach with metal, wood, plastics, and electronics, Mr. Cook can also be found teaching in the Food Technology rooms - a man of many hidden skills!

Engineering is a bit like Design & Technology but the focus is on measuring, accuracy and testing - and making. In Y7, you will work only in metal - aluminium. You will be using over 50 different tools, measuring equipment and machines to make your products. You will then test them to make sure they do their job properly. How would you test a chip shop fork?

What will we do in Y7 in Design & Technology

In Engineering you will be in the ‘heavy’ workshops, making accurate products out of aluminium. The heavy workshops are full of big and heavy equipment and machines.

Within 15 minutes of you starting your very first Engineering lesson you will be doing practical, making chip shop forks. The fork takes three weeks and after testing it we will then move onto making something much bigger - a folded aluminium table lamp. Above, you can see a picture of an elephant lamp that was made by a student last year. The LED lamp is hidden inside the body.

Engineering covers lots of different mini-subjects, including: Electronics, CAD/CAM, Mechanisms, Pnuematics, Working with Heat, Modern Materials, etc. The list of technologies that we teach is very long.

Teachers: We have three specialist Engineering and Design & Technology teachers at Robert May’s School, so you could be taught by any of them: Mr. Cain, Mr. Young and Mr. Cook

In Year 7 you will usually have one term (One Module) of Food Technology as part of a rotation system within the Technology Department. The rotation system means that you can have your Food Module in the Autumn, Spring or Summer term.

Our main aim as a Food department is to ensure that you grow to enjoy preparing and cooking food to share with your friends and family. As a Year 7 student you will be taking part in practical and theory lessons. The theory lessons will ensure that you are safe, and understand the principles of good nutrition, food choices, food hygiene and basic food science. In the practical lessons you will make a selection of savoury and sweet dishes, using a variety of skills techniques and equipment.

What extra opportunities are there? In Year 7 you can take part in Food for Fun club. Food For Fun is our after-school club for more enthusiastic cooks who would like to make some seasonal treats and goodies that we don't have time for in Food Technology lessons.

Teachers: There are four Food Technology teachers at Robert May’s. Mrs Tindle, Mrs E Jones, Mrs P Jones and Mr Cook.