WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGIES
understanding of safety, appropriate use of tools and equipment, and how to individualise a class project. Year 9 is normally a wood-based project, partly because of the space limitations in the department, but also to enable students to create their outcome with ease. Due to workshop space constraints this year, the boys attempted to make a sheet metal toolbox, which is normally done in the core and prep classes. The effort and time required to complete this to a high standard was a stretch for the teacher as well as the students.
become more specialised. Students can choose the more academic Material Technology courses, where they still create physical outcomes but attain Achievement Standards, allowing University Entrance to be gained. The other choices are Mechanical Engineering or Building and Construction, where students gain Unit Standards which can lead to trades-based qualifications. Students will often move straight from these courses into a workplace or an apprenticeship. The prospect of higher education is not cut off with these courses, but students must consider their immediate future plans and choose accordingly. A big range of projects was completed in the senior school this year, from drift trikes to bedside tables, depending on which course was being completed. We hope that next year we will be able to organise workplace visits and work experience again, something that has been missing from our courses since the Covid-19 disruption. Emma Bradley-Hudson HoD Workshop Technologies
This year was the first year that the workshops have been operated as an independent department. It was a slightly unsettled first half of the year for the staff, due to my illness, but I would like to thank Monique Ellis-Martin for stepping back into the HoD role for the workshops during Terms 1–2. I would also like to thank all the Workshop staff of Kevin Harris, Gavin Love, Carey Prebble, and Kerry Brockelbank for their patience while I was away. My particular thanks go to Gavin, who had retired from College but came back to help. Gavin’s expansive knowledge brought stability and order with his physical presence in the department, while Monique did the rest of the HoD tasks. The workshops continue to experience growth in student numbers as we update and replace equipment. Producing high-quality student outcomes is an important part of the courses and the use of modern tools and equipment is an integral part of attaining this level of quality. All Year 9 boys have come through the workshops and gained an
Moving to the core class, the boys have a choice of whether
they want to continue with wood- based projects or if they want to experience using metal and learning a whole new set of skills. A range of stools and workstations was completed, in both materials, in these classes this year. Prep follows with both classes building skills and experience with whichever material the boys choose. Further projects were chosen, to include some individual design, in both workshop areas. The boys also continued to build skills with the more advanced equipment during these projects. The Years 12–13 programmes
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