Welcome to the Design and Technology Department

A Simon Balle Student will have had a varied and stimulating Design and Technology education.

They will:

  • Be able to design and make high quality products using either Food, Textiles, Graphics or Resistant Material.
  • Have a good understanding of the design process and a creative approach to problem solving
  • Be capable of following a making plan, developing and adapting their approach as needed
  • Be good self managers organising time and resources efficiently.
  • Be independent and capable of using a wide range of materials or ingredients, tools, equipment, technical terms and processes.
  • Be resourceful and have an understanding of ethical issues
  • Be capable of evaluating their own work and the work of others in a constructive and productive way
  • Have the drive and determination to work around problems without giving up.
Design and Technology In the News
Death of Apple Steve Job
” Steve Jobs will be remembered both for the life-changing products he created and for the fact that he was able to sit down, think clearly, and execute his ideas – attributes he shared with no other U.S. citizen”.
Food Prices Rise to Record High
World food prices rose to a record in December on higher sugar, grain and oilseed costs, the United Nations said, exceeding levels reached in 2008 that sparked deadly riots from Haiti to Egypt.
Clothes Show 2011 
Clothes Show Live · 2- 7 december 2011 NEC Birmingham · Exhibit >. Clothes ShowLive will take place on Friday December 2, 2011, at 10:00am
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