It is fantastic to see many of our students working in our practical spaces this term whether it be in kitchens, workshops or our coding and robotics labs. A massive thank you to our team of Technologies teachers who go above and beyond to provide exciting opportunities for our students.

Across Year 7 and 8, our students rotate through a series of Technologies units, many of which have a practical component. Not all students will be accessing practical activities at the same time, or in the same term.

For students to be able to access learning in these practical spaces they must:

• have their Student Workplace Health and Safety Induction Log up to date and signed off by their teacher
• have returned their signed Safety Contract and their signed Activity Consent form.                                                                                                           NB. If you have not yet returned your child's forms  to their classroom teacher please do so, to ASAP as they will be unable to enter a practical space until then. This will have an impact on their ability to build their skills and complete their assessment.
• must arrive at class with the correct footwear - black full leather shoes [sport style or formal]

Year 7 Technologies - students are working across one of two units depending on their class. Some classes are working on programing a Sphero RVR to navigate a pre-determined course, whilst other students are engaging in designing and creating a healthy breakfast menu.

Year 8 Technologies - students are working across one of two units, depending on their class. Some classes are designing and creating drag-racers, complete with a motor to compete in an end of term race to see which is the fastest, whilst other classes are delving into Sustainable Development Goal 12 through their Economics and Business Unit investigating how governements can use their actions to promote responsible consumption and production.

Year 9 Personal Endeavour Courses

• Food and Nutrition - this week students have had an amazing opportunity to create and taste an unusual muffin. Students cooked cricket protein banana bread muffins! Yes, that is correct CRICKET! They tasted surprisingly lovely and on top of that cricket protein is incredibly more sustainable than other protein sources. Great taste and enrvironmentally friendly - win-win!

• Food and Hospitality Practices - this week students have been in the kitchen cooking. The highlight of their week was designing and creating their burgers for lunch.

• Build It and They Will Come - students are working through the design thinking process for their collapsible chair which they will be producing for assessment. Students have been honing their skills in preparation for the producing and implementing phase of the process.

• App Development and Game Design - students are working through the design thinking process for the 2D Game demo which they will be designing. Students are using code to create a game demo which has potential to be expanded to create a single or multi-player game.