Our intention at Co-op Academy Bebington is to ensure our curriculum: develops the technical, theoretical, conceptual, life skills and knowledge of all of our students while studying Design and Technology.

We aim to do this through a curriculum that engages their curiosity, develops their enterprise and problem solving skills, offers them topics and projects that are relevant to both their own and peers lives and develops highly transferable skills and knowledge that can be used throughout their life, whether they continue with specific Design and Technology based study/careers in the future or not.  

We offer students a broad range of topics and subjects at KS3 and allow them to specialise in more career oriented options at KS4. Throughout our offer, we aim to make both the theoretical and practical elements as relevant as possible and at all times, encourage students to develop a full range of life skills. These include; how to research, ways to analyse tasks and products, design solutions to problems, costing, sizing and measurement, presentation skills, how to evaluate tasks and their own performance, IT skills using common and industry standard programs (powerpoint, word, sketchup, photoshop). This is as well as practical life skills through the use of hand tools and materials in the workshop, a grounding in nutrition and the ability to research and analyse both their own and others needs, the ability to plan and cook cheap but nutritious meals for themselves and their family, how to become appreciative but discerning consumers and even down to learning how to lay bricks.

Above all, our curriculum encourages and enables our students to become well rounded individuals, who leave our school better prepared for their lives ahead and help them achieve an exceptional future.

Staff Members

Mr Braniff – Curriculum Coordinator

Mr Perkins  

Mrs Hesketh  

Mr Fletcher – Technician

• Year 7 – Transition Product Design/Food, Represent Jewellery unit (Polymers and recycling), Environmental Horrors unit(Design / Textiles), Bridge unit (Structures and forces)
• Year 8 – Specialist diets and Nutrition, Construction and Architecture (incl.  2D & 3D CAD) Drawing unit (Drawing skills), Creative Entrepreneurs (Design and creative skills)
• Year 9 – Employment and careers year – Graphic designer, Joiner/Carpenter , Chef

The DT department offers a range of subjects to study at KS4 (L2) ensuring a variety of choice for students.  All DT subjects on offer are classed as vocational, meaning those students who do choose to study with us, gain hands-on experience of numerous aspects of work and subject matter from the related industries. Thus allowing students to make informed decisions about potential future careers within the related industry.

Exam board Specifications and Title 

WJEC Level 1 / 2  Hospitality and Catering,  

EDEXCEL BTEC Construction

NCFE – Level 1 / 2 Vocational award in Graphic Design

Topics covered in each year 

WJEC Level 1 / 2  Hospitality and Catering,  

• Year 10 – The Hospitality and catering industry , Hospitality and catering in action
• Year 11 – Hospitality and catering in action, practical and written exam

EDEXCEL BTEC Construction

• Year 10 – Construction Technology, Exploring Carpentry and Joinery
• Year 11 Construction Technology , Construction with Design, Scientific and Mathematical applications for Construction, written exam

NCFE – Level 1 / 2 Vocational award in Graphic Design

• Year 10 – Introduction to Graphic Design ,  Graphic Design practice
• Year 11 – Responding to a brief in Graphic Design, Graphic Design portfolio, practical exam

Hospitality and Catering,  

• L2 Catering qualifications in Catering college – Employment as a chef/restaurant manager within the industry
• Apprenticeship as a Chef/hotel/hospitality worker within a Hospitality or catering company

Construction

• L3 BTEC Construction course in college – L4 Qualification in site management or Apprenticeship in Site management
• L2 Specialist college based, Trade focussed course e,g, Bricklaying, Plastering, Joinery in college then working in the trade as a qualified tradesperson.

Graphic Design

• Level 3 Graphic design in college – self employment
• Art foundation course in college leading to university BA (Hons) degree in Graphic design – Employment within a Graphic design company or large organisation such as Unilever
• Art foundation course in college leading to university BA (Hons) degree in Architecture, 3D design, Interior design etc.