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At Fernhill we offer an exciting and varied Design & Technology curriculum at Key Stage 3. All students study Resistant Materials, Textiles and Food. These subjects are delivered as a blend of theory and practical with the practical element backing up the taught theory. Students learn in well-equipped practical classrooms which provide all students with valued learning experience.
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Fernhill offers an exciting technology curriculum at key stage 4 Students can choose options from four technology based curricula: GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition The GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition equips learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to cook and apply the principles of food science, nutrition and healthy eating. It encourages learners to cook, enables them to make informed decisions about food and nutrition and allows them to acquire knowledge in order to be able to feed themselves and others affordably and nutritiously, now and later in life. GCSE Design & Technology The GCSE in Design and Technology enables students to understand and apply iterative design processes through which they explore, create and evaluate a range of outcomes. Students use creativity and imagination to design and make prototypes that solve real and relevant problems, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. It gives students opportunities to apply knowledge from other disciplines, including mathematics, science, art and design, computing and the humanities BTEC Level 2 Vehicle Technology Vehicle Technology can help you take your first steps towards a career in the motor industry. You’ll learn essential skills and working practices such as vehicle operation, maintenance, inspection and repair. On this course you will learn a range of subjects including how to carry out routine vehicle maintenance, remove and replace engine units, auxiliary electrical units, chassis units and vehicle transmission units. BTEC Level 2 Health and Social Care Care values are at the heart of BTEC Health and Social Care. Students apply their learning to a real-life scenarios. The components build on each other so that students grow in confidence and students complete practical tasks rather than written exams. |