Year 9 Product and Design (This course is now full and no longer available in 2021)

In Year 9, students will have the opportunity to develop their problem solving skills across two different specialist areas.

Design & Visual Communication will focus on design drawings, with the emphasis on working drawings, prototypes, orthographic, isometric, sectional/exploded details, construction drawings, measurements and cutting lists.

Construction & Mechanical Technology will focus on making and knowing how to make products. It will include workshop safety, machine components, knowledge of materials and construction methods.

Students will work through various design briefs, such as Jewellery and/or Clock Design – MDF/Plywood.