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Design and Technology Scholarships

Head of Department: Mr. C.D. Humphreys

Technology Scholarship at 13+

Candidates must be under 14 on 1st September 2005
Two scholarships of up to 20% of School fees
Candidates are to submit an individually chosen project and portfolio. This must display not only their own ability to make an artefact, electronic circuit, or to apply their knowledge of computer applications, but also that they understand the background to the project, define the aims (work to a design brief), consider alternative solutions (in the form of sketches) and evaluate the outcome. There will be a short interview in the form of a discussion over the individual project. Candidates will also sit a 45-minute examination designed to test their imagination and inventiveness. This will be a problem-solving exercise, using annotated sketches to display a solution to a given brief. Enthusiasm for the subject, promise and quality of the finished project are also taken into account. Candidates will be required to bring their projects to Oundle. Further details are available from the Director of the Patrick Centre who will be pleased to discuss matters with parents or teachers.

Technology scholarship at 16+

One Scholarship of up to 33% of School fees
Candidates will be asked to sit a one and a half hour exam made up of two 45-minute sections designed to test not only their current understanding of the subject but also their imagination and inventiveness. One of the two sections will be a problem solving exercise, using annotated sketches to display a solution to a given brief. Candidates will also be required to present at interview a project of their own design and making. The project must be accompanied by a portfolio which displays the progression from initial brief, through planning and manufacture to evaluation. It is expected that at this level candidates will be able to demonstrate their practical knowledge of fabrication processes.

Candidates will be asked to manufacture either a simple artefact or find a solution to a technical problem with a manufactured device. We welcome candidates with creative ideas that have been converted into innovative, hard reality, with problems clearly identified, specifications precisely defined and solutions manufactured and tested in action. In short we are looking out for candidates who want to demonstrate that they possess not only the ability and expertise to manufacture ‘the piano’ but also the virtuosity to perform with it.