--- title: "Design and Technology" url: "https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/dt" school: "Congleton High School" --- # Design and Technology The school has outstanding facilities for the teaching of Food Technology, Textiles, Product Design, Resistant Materials and Engineering. We also have a state-of-the-art CAD/CAM suite. Design and Technology is an important part of the core curriculum at both Key Stage 3 and 4 and is very popular with students, who produce an impressively high quality of work. We are committed to raising achievement and improving provision and participation in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), which are becoming increasingly relevant and necessary in today’s workplace. We encourage all Year 11 students considering a career in engineering to apply for the **Arkwright Engineering Scholarship**, which aims to inspire and nurture the most dedicated and promising students with a combination of support, guidance and funding for both the student and the school. For more information on the Scholarship and how to apply, please see the information below. We offer an incredibly diverse selection of extracurricular and enrichment activities in Engineering and Design & Technology. For full details, please see our Parent/Carer and Student areas. ### **Key Stage 3 overview** #### Design and Technology The intent of the Design and Technology curriculum is to exercise students’ creativity through designing and making. They are to acquire a variety of production skills. The students will combine their designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding on how to design and make a product. They will learn how evaluation is an integral part of the design process and how to use this to adapt and improve their product. These are key skills and knowledge that they will need throughout their life. We also intend students to learn basic cooking skills and how to eat healthily. You will find below an overview of our DT curriculum and presentations highlighting the many careers opened up by studying these subjects. ### DT Curriculum and Related Careers Information KS3 DT Curriculum 810 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/CHS_Curriculum_Map_DT_KS3.docx.pdf) KS4 DT Curriculum 945 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/CHS_Curriculum_Map_KS4_DT.pdf) KS5 Engineering Curriculum 718 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/CHS_Curriculum_Map_KS5_Engineering.pdf) KS5 Food Science and Nutrition Curriculum 667 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/CHS_Curriculum_Map_KS5_Food_Science_and_Nutrition.pdf) KS5 Product Design Curriculum 528 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/CHS_Curriculum_Map_KS5_A_Level_Product_Design.pdf) Arkwright Scholarship at CHS 437 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/curriculum/3_1376_arkwright-scholarship-at-chs-2020.pdf) DT Careers 2.25 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/Design_Technology.pdf) Routes in to Engineering Booklet 4.34 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/Routes_into_Engineering_Booklet(1).pdf) Engineering Careers 2.36 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/Engineering.pdf) Food and Nutrition Careers 2.45 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/Food_and_Nutrition.pdf) Product Design Careers 2.64 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/Product_Design.pdf) Textiles Careers 2.44 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/files/documents/Textiles.pdf) ![](https://congletonhigh.com/images/Miscpics/3G4A8275.jpg) ### Curriculum - [Introduction](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum) - [Department and Subjects](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects) - [Art](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/art) - [Computing and Enterprise](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/ict-and-economics) - [DT](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/dt) - [English and Media](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/english) - [Humanities](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/humanities) - [Mathematics](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/mathematics) - [MFL](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/mfl) - [Performing Arts](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/performing-arts) - [PE](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/pe) - [Personal Development and RSE](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/phse-and-rse) - [Science](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/science) - [Social Sciences (and Business and Law)](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/department-and-subjects/social-sciences-and-business-and-law) - [Target Setting and Assessment](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/target-setting-and-assessment) - [SMSC Guidance](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/smsc-guidance) - [British Values](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/smsc-guidance/british-values) - [Revision Support for Year 11](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/revision-support-yr11) - [Options](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/options) - [Our Learning Resource Centre](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/lrc) - [Careers and Higher Education](https://congletonhigh.com/curriculum/careers) [![](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/images/logo/Congleton-White-logo-school_(1).png)](https://tlptrust.com/) **Congleton High School** Box Lane Congleton, CW12 4NS Cheshire ### Useful links: - [Sports Centre Hire](https://congletonhigh.com/about-us/sports-centre) - [Newsletters](https://congletonhigh.com/about-us/newsletter-blog) - [History of CHS](https://congletonhigh.com/history-of-chs) - [Alumni](https://congletonhigh.com/our-alumni) ![](https://files.schudio.com/congleton-high-school/images/logo/TLP_logo_for_footer_(2).png) The Learning Partnership is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. 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