Art & Design

Design covers a wide variety of curriculum areas, these include; Cooking and Nutrition, Graphics, Computer-Aided Design, Art & Design, Egineering, Catering and Product Design. Our facilities include 3d printers, laser cutters, designated food rooms, a computer suites and 3 comprehensive workshops.

The Design Faculty aims to allow students to combine practical and technological skills with creative thinking, enabling them to design, make and evaluate products. We aim to equip students with the skills to think creatively, be socially, morally and environmentally aware and solve problems as individuals, in pairs and as team members. Students are provided with the opportunity to develop their confidence in using a wide range of tools and equipment.

As a Faculty, we contribute to the whole school policy of providing students with a broad and balanced curriculum which will equip them with skills that they can use in the future and prepare them for today’s world of rapidly changing technology.

Art & Design

Art is a fascinating and complex discipline, which naturally lends itself to cross curriculum collaborations. A solid start in Art and Design provides a person with creative problem solving skills and resilience. We value Art and Design as an important part of the student’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art and Design provides students with opportunities to develop and extend skills, as well as express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas.

Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality Art and Design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of Art and Design. They should also know how Art and Design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

Students are taught to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.