Design Technology GCSE
Kent College Canterbury
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Campus location
Rough Common, United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Earliest start date
Aug 2023
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Introduction
The world is evolving rapidly and we know the skills needed of the workforce are shifting in importance-- rote knowledge is becoming less important in the digital information age, and design thinking has become invaluable. That’s why Design at Kent College is a subject looking to the 22nd Century, preparing our students not only for the world that we know now but the world that is coming--we teach students how to think, not what to think.
Within purpose built facilities, students benefit from a deliberate mixture of traditional, industrial and emerging technologies. We have built a stimulating curriculum that challenges, excites and is rooted in real-world problems. Fostering each student's personal approach to design, we introduce them to the manufacturing processes at their disposal, from 3D printing and laser cutting through to coding and sand casting.
As students progress through the curriculum, design thinking becomes more complex. Students naturally strive for greater independence, identifying their own real-world problems and solving them through the application of research and the iterative development of an idea--from concept through to finished prototype.