Preparing the crucible for the aluminium pour with the L6 Engineers. We are recycling the old drinks cans, previously used for the can crusher project, by melting them down for the pour for their next project. They were gone within seconds! #recycling

Lower Sixth Engineers spent this morning testing their lollipop stick bridges to breaking point. They had 100 sticks and had to span a 50cm gap. The best bridge took a static load of 40kg before breaking! #Engineering

T.Y.’s bridge took 40kg before it broke!

...then this was Angelo’s!

IB1 DT pupils Elena and Olga made recreational stools as part of their practical work this year. As well as the metalwork, they had to use the sewing machines to make the canvas parts.

L6 Design Engineers researching mechanisms for the can crusher project this afternoon.

Meet Penelope (PPE for short) showing you where you must sanitise your hands before entering our building.

Mr Matthew's Year 10 DT Group have almost finished their toolboxes.

Year 9 are underway with their pencil boxes this morning, whilst Upper 6th Engineers are next door model making for their coursework.

The Headmaster and pupils have been supported by Mr Tasker and the DT department to create beehive parts. This will mean that the beekeeping team will be able to hit the ground running when the bees emerge again in the spring. We currently have four hives in the School Apiary.

Happy Christmas from DT. Here are the finished lamps designed by our Lower 6th Product Design group this term. The crackled lamp shade was made by Elliot W, who tried dome blowing mirror acrylic! Nice use of LED strip by Tom S with his blue-glow lamp. All look great this year!

Team Chicken arrived safely at Aintree for the Greenpower race.... awaiting scrutineers...

Practice session underway, car is running smoothly, Jacob driving the first laps....

On the grid for race 1 of 4.... sun is shining in Liverpool...

2 races complete, heading out for race 3, car running well but the wind is making things tricky....

All over in Aintree, a great day racing....

A great day racing for Team Chicken, 1st placed kitcar and 4th place overall. Huge thank you to all Greenpower Education Trust and a safe journey home for everyone...

Our first Year 9 group in the workshop this year, finished making their hobby boxes this morning.

6th Form Design and Technology pupils attended the Product Design in Action lectures in London yesterday, where leaders of the design industry discussed a wide range of current issues. A great day had by all.