Thistley HoughHigh School
Design & Technology Department
Accommodation
All the rooms in the department were new in 1990 when the school was amalgamated onto one site.
All rooms apart from the Metal shop have a projector type whiteboard, and all are fitted with a sound field system.
T2 – PC Suite
16 networked PC’s and carpeted clean design area. Access to scanner & Cutter plotter for vinyl design work.
T3
Very large room, designated organised as woodwork area with 2 wood lathes, mortice machine and 2 bench drills. Also the circular saw and bandsaw are sited here in a cordoned off area
T6 Multi Media Room
Clean Design area Used for electronics & modelling, vacuum former and bench drill, extraction for fumes in one corner. TV and video in corner.
T4 – Technology Area
Traditional woodwork room with wood lathe & sanding machine, 2 bench drills. This is currently home to our laser cutter.
planer thicknesser in adjacent wood store. This room also has an adjacent resource area.
T5 – Technology Area
Traditional metalwork room with 3 centre lathes, vertical miller, pillar drill, bench drill, soft soldering area, polisher, brazing hearth, forge and foundry area. Adjacent metal store.
T7 – Food Technology Area
Spacious room with six working areas each with its own cooker and sink. Integral resource area, adjacent pantry and a staff office.
T9 – Textiles Technology Area
Spacious room equipped with large tables positioned centrally and sewing machines stored in lockable cabinets. Four sinks available for wet work.
Key Stage 3
Technology in Years 7-9 will be taught on an 8 week modular system in the following subject areas:
Resistant Materials
Graphic Products
Systems & control
Food Technology
Textiles
Key Stage 4
AQA GCSE full courses in Resistant Materials and Graphic Products Food Technology GCSE full course and OCR Textiles, Edexcel Diploma in Manufacturing, AQA Product design
Yr 10 will probably use a similar format toKS3, and will focus on developing skills necessary to produce quality coursework products.
STAFFING
Mr J TwiggHead of Department
Resistant Materials
Graphics
Electronics
Systems & control
Mrs T WarrenerTeacher in charge of Food Technology
Resistant Materials
Graphics
Other teachers are currently necessaryto offer allareas in KS3 & 4
Miss Kirsty Hicks Head of Art
Miss J ByattTeacher of Art
Mrs E Hampton-Dawson-HamptonP/T Art Teacher
T SandywellHead of Media
C Turvey
Department Technicians
Mrs L MachinPart-time Food Technology Technician
Mr A WinstanleyPart time D & T Technician
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