The Technology Department 

Department Information 

The Staff of the Technology department is committed to working extremely hard to achieve 100% pass rate at GCSE, AS and A2 levels. This entails working many afternoons after school and Saturday mornings to motivate the pupils to complete high quality products for their coursework.  

The Technology department consists of 3 full-time teachers, 1 part-time teacher and a technician:  

M. Titterington (Head of Department)

N Carson

L Woodhouse

J Young (Technician) 

There has been significant investment by the Board of Governors within Technology in the past year. The department facilities now include a Denford CNC Microrouter and a Notebus containing 16 laptops. 

Key Stage 3 

Key Stage 3 pupils are taught in a House System with classes limited to 20 pupils who study Technology for 2 periods per week. Key Stage 3 subject content is geared towards preparing the boys for GCSE while adhering the Revised Curriculum. Pupils studying Key Stage 3 Technology will complete 2 practical projects each year as well as a graphics module.   

GCSE  At RBAI we study the CCEA Technology and Design specification. (click the link on this website or click on www.ccea.org.uk and select GCSE and Technology and Design) There is currently no streaming in Year 11 and the classes remain in the same format for Year 12. There are usually 2 GCSE classes every academic year who study the course during 4 periods per week. During Year 11 the pupils complete both focused tasks, study common core Electronics, study the specialist option of computer systems and control, complete the majority of the major project design portfolio and design and make the control system for their project.In Year 12, the pupils must complete the design portfolio, finish the major project and conclude the common core study. 

AS/A2 Level During Year 13, pupils study units 1 and 2 of the CCEA Technology and Design Revised specification. (click on the link on this website or click on www.ccea.org.uk and select GCSE and Technology and Design). The specialist option at AS level is pneumatic/mechanical systems.Pupils are expected to sacrifice a lot time to achieve top grades.In Year 14, pupils study units 3 and 4 with the specialist option of pneumatic/mechanical systems. AS and A2 Technology are taught during 8 periods per week.  

GCSE Manufacturing In 2009-2010 the Technology department will offer limited places for GCSE Manufacturing (see www.ccea.org.uk or click on the link on this website)To see the pupil booklet click on pupil booklet. General Studies The Technology department offer a general studies CAD class. This course is open to all pupils (not only Technology pupils) who are in sixth form. It provides the opportunity to design a range of products using ProDesktop CAD software. 

F1 in Schools: RBAI have enjoyed a very successful year in the F1 in schools competition. At the start of the year, the senior team were invited to compete in the GT class in the national finals in Birmingham in January 2009.  

Key Stage 3 team, D-type:

2Fast4U Regional heats, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum:The Key Stage 3 team, ‘2Fast4U’ qualified to join the senior team, ‘Lateral Engineering’, in the finals in Birmingham.

The junior team made up of six Year 10 pupils, finished in 2^nd place in the ‘best newcomer’s event’  National Finals: 2Fast4U were awarded £300 prize money for finishing as runners-up in the best newcomers category and were shown on the IETV on Sky television receiving their award.

The team consisted of six Year 10 boys that included: Samuel Millar, Tomas McCleave, Philip McComiskey, Lee Mason, Conor Rankin, Duncan Wells.

Key Stage 4 team, GT class: Lateral Engineering 

National Finals, held in the NEC in Birmingham: ‘Lateral Engineering’ finished 2^nd in the GT class. The senior team consisted of Paul Chambers, Elliot Lyness, Philip Hunter, and Robert McMullan.