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Key Stage 3 – Design and Technology

The modern economy values people who can generate original ideas, adapt to new challenges and innovate within real-world constraints. Creative and technical subjects encourage divergent and imaginative thinking, experimentation and risk-taking, and the ability to respond creatively to unfamiliar problems. In a world where many routine tasks are automated, creative intelligence is a defining human skill. 

Westholme’s curriculum seeks to develop pupils who are creative, analytical and solution-focused, confident in applying knowledge to real-world contexts, technologically literate and adaptable, and ethically aware and socially responsible. 

Design and Technology sits at the heart of these aims because it teaches pupils how ideas become reality, linking thinking, making and evaluating in purposeful ways. 

The modern world needs people who can identify real needs and problems, design practical, effective solutions, and test, refine and improve ideas. 

Design and Technology teaches pupils to: 

  • Respond to design briefs and constraints 
  • Use iterative design processes 
  • Balance creativity with functionality and feasibility 

This aligns with Westholme’s emphasis on: 

  • Learning through challenge and application 
  • Intellectual independence and resilience 
  • Preparing pupils to solve complex, unfamiliar problems 
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