A really busy department...

Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 students are busy with coursework and exams across the faculty.

Last week there were Year 10 Catering exams and Year 11 Art students had their final GCSE examinations.

There are A Level Photography and Art AS and A2 examinations coming up over the next two weeks.

Year 10 students have mock exams coming up in D&T RM, Graphics, Textiles and HE

Year 11 D&T students are finishing coursework in RM, Graphics, Textiles and HE

Year 12 and 13 D&T Product Design students have coursework to complete over the next week, with Year 12 students also preparing for their AS Advanced Innovation Challenge on the 8th May

and then we have all of the KS4 and KS5 D&T exams!

Busy, busy... good luck everyone!

Year 9 Options

How exciting...
The current Year 9 have the following subjects available to choose from in CA&T:
GCSE Art
GCSE Catering
GCSE Graphics
GCSE Home Economics
GCSE Product Design
GCSE Resistant Materials
GCSE Textiles
BTEC Construction
City and Guilds Level 1 Intro to Hairdressing and Beauty
                          .... what will you choose??

For more information have a look at the options booklet on the school website or speak to your CA&T teachers!

Sixth Form Open Evening

Tonight was Arden's Sixth Form Open Evening..

Great to talk to potential Art, Photography, Product Design and Home Economics A Level students. Lovely to meet so many new students as well - there were lots of external students thinking of coming to Arden for their A levels.

Good luck in your GCSEs everyone - hope you get the results you need!

Name change for main Year 8 lamp blog

Change of name for main lamp project blog:

http://inspiredlightingyr8project.blogspot.co.uk/

Two year 8 groups are now using blogs to record the progress of their design and manufacturing project. Have a look here...

Quadblogging Digital Leaders...

The Year 9 Digitial Leaders have a blog and this term they will be taking part in 'Quadblogging'.
This means they will be working with 3 other schools to read each others blogs and comment on them. Over the 3 months each school will be the focus and our DLs will hopefully learn lots from looking at the other blogs.
The other three schools are from America and have blogs on different topics.

Year 7 CA&T Theme Day

We are really excited about the Year 7 Theme Day on Friday 1st February...

The faculty are busy planning activities in Food, Art, RM, Graphics and Textiles.

Sixty Year 7 students will be selected as the CA&T Theme Days are invitation only. Letters will be heading out to you in the next week...

8A4 Inspired Lamp Project Blogs

New host blog for 8A4 Product Design lamp project - students will be keeping project blogs to show the progress made each lesson on the manufacture of their lamps.

Themes for the lamps are: Art deco, Memphis or Natural form

http://inspiredlighting8a4project.blogspot.co.uk/

Students are just setting up their blogs ready for next term when they start making their lamps - keep checking back for updates.