The task of Design in a school is to enlighten students to the world around them that is planned, designed and made. We live in a modern world that is made to support our interests, our work and our home life by having items, designed and made to be part of our life.
At Castle Manor Academy we use Design to allow students to explore the human world and how, with a little thought and investigation, these things, that have been made for us by other, work.
Design lessons at Castle Manor Academy promote independence, creativity, confidence and curiosity in the world of Product Design that we use, every day and interact with.
Through both theory and practical lessons students will build and develop skills in how a product is designed together with working on concepts and ideas of new and emerging fields of design.
PROUD Values
The PROUD values are interwoven through the curriculum and students have many opportunities so showcase these.
Professional – Students will showcase their outcomes across KS3 and build the idea within them that they can produce professional outcomes that matter and have purpose.
Resilient – Practical lessons will test their ability to keep adapting their designs until the kinks and faults have been ironed out.
Optimistic – Every single student is given the opportunity to design at Castle Manor, and build concepts using modern, high quality outcomes using industry standard software and hardwear.
Understanding – Throughout the KS3 curriculum there is, built in, the investigation and questioning that helps build the idea that not everything is perfect first time and, with refinement, the idea can become a reality.
Driven – Students are challenged to produce work both by hand and digitally that will challenge their ability and, through high quality outcomes, produce outstanding design concepts.
Our Staff
- Mr J Teare