Technology

Have a look at the Technology Ribbweb site. There are different websites for some of the subjects, with many resources.

As a Technology College, Technology is at the heart of teaching and learning at Ribblesdale. We maintain the highest standards in teaching and learning and aim to provide the most inclusive and diverse of curriculum.  We aim to offer pupils success through education for capability delivering a well-structured curriculum in a carefully developed teaching environment, which enables pupils to participate in practical work for more than 70% of lessons.  The quality of the teaching and learning provided by the Technology faculty in the last decade has resulted in outstanding pupil work aligned closely to excellent GCSE results both in A* to C passes and value added scores.  Please use the links below to find out about the departments success or access resources and showcase material.

Years 7 and 8

All pupils follow the Programmes of Study (PoS) specified by the National Curriculum for Design and Technology.  The PoS are delivered by the following Technology Subjects:

  • CAD/CAM
  • Food
  • Graphics
  • Resistant materials
  • Systems and control
  • Textiles
  • Product design.

Pupils will be taught two of these subjects one in Y7 and another in Y8.

Years 9, 10 and 11

From September 2007 all pupils in Y9 will begin KS4 courses. We are planning to phase in the new National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ). Depending upon their ability and choice pupils will either study:

  • GCSE courses over a period of 1,2 or in some cases 3 years
  • Accelerated learning pupils will study GCSE in 2 years followed by AS Level Design and Technology in Y11
  • applied GCSE over 2 and 3 years
  • GCSE plus applied GCSE over 3 years
  • GCSE and NVQ over 3 years

Our current provision consists of GCSE’s in:

  • Food
  • Graphics
  • Resistant materials
  • Systems and Control
  • Textiles
  • Product Design
  • Applied GCSE in Engineering (Double Award).