Y11 Engineers complete their manufacturing
This year’s Y11 Engineers have completed their practical work and have produced creative, solutions based outcomes that are of a very high quality. It has been a long and challenging process, but the results are fantastic. Well done everyone! 
Y11 Engineering Product realisation
Y11 Engineering students have been developing the first working prototypes of their Y11 coursework project having spent 5 months in the design process. From Arduino programming to 3D printing, the students have mastered a range of modern engineering skills to finally realise the engineering solution to their real world problem.
Y11 Engineers modelling day
Ball launchers, kid’s carousels and skateboard brakes were but a few of the exciting projects being modelled today by Y11 engineers.
Making use of cardboard, Vexx robotics kits and electronics, students were able to come up with feasible prototypes for their GCSE projects, which will aid them in producing their final outcome. Check out some of the models from the day!
Y10 Engineers catapult challenge!
“Year 10 Engineers were tasked with creatively applying the concept of levers to design and build a device that can throw a ping pong ball the furthest. Congratulations to Eugene and Raphael who threw theirs an impressive 9.03 metres!”
A modelling career in engineering…
Y10 engineers have kicked off their first practical challenge of the year by modelling their catapult designs in paper straws before moving on to building wood scale models.
The winning design will be the one that launches a ping pong ball the furthest.
Y10 Engineers experiment with amphibious vehicle design…
The Yr10 GCSE engineering group have been challenged to design and build model amphibious vehicles that can navigate their way up a ramp, swim through a channel of water and climb out at the other end. This requires creative thinking, problem solving and application of their mechanisms knowledge.
Bridging the gap
The Yr10 engineers are discovering the key to successful bridge design through a practical miniature bridge building project.
The winning design so far has been produced by Jennifer Frawley and Hasnain Altaf. The bridge is currently supporting a very impressive 16kg of load without breaking!
GCSE Engineers catapult their way to victory!
Y10 Engineers were tasked with designing and building catapults to throw a table tennis ball the furthest. Some great designs from Mr Parker’s class, but Mr York’s class trumped the competition by a long shot, with Jay Han’s design throwing an impressive 8.6 metres!
Catapult testing
Year 10 IGCSE students test their catapults
