S1CDT

In S1 pupils follow a common course for half of the school year, the other half of the year they spend in the Home Economics department.

During their time in the CDT department pupils will learn a wide range of skills that give a taster of the subjects that can be followed in the department. This includes time spent learning various graphic skills, an introduction to the design process, some investigation into an item of theirs that will lead to the manufacture of a product designed to fit their item, this is usually a mobile phone holder or similar. Following this there is also time to take part in a group investigation project where groups look at a product designer and then present their findings to their peers. The final project is a purely practical woodworking skills project.