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Automated plant watering system created by Rafe
January 29, 2021

DT Genius +

Year 8 Design and Technology scholar, Rafe, has been busy during lockdown creating an impressive piece of engineering. His automated plant watering system keeps six plants healthy with regular watering … Read More +

Dish of roast chicken breast with parmesan, basil and breadcrumb topping
April 5, 2019

Gorgeous Food: Glorious Kitchens +

The Leighton Park School’s very first Food Tech GCSE group were fortunate enough to try out cooking in some very swish facilities thanks to Exact Kitchens on Wednesday 3rd April. Alex, … Read More +

Leighton Park's Glider Crew reunite outside doors
March 4, 2019

60 years on, Leighton Park’s glider crew reunite +

An astonishing episode in Leighton Park’s history was the building and flying of a school glider by the boys with teacher John Simpson, in the 1950s and 1960s. To mark … Read More +

Three Leighton Park students holding trophies on the winners podium at Mini Cooper
February 11, 2019

Students explore on exclusive Mini Cooper tour +

On Friday 8th February Upper Sixth Design and Technology students had the pleasure of enjoying an exclusive tour of the BMW Mini Plant in Oxford. The visit supported students’ learning about … Read More +

Close up of PowerPoint slide entitled Plastic, Products, People & the Planet
December 5, 2018

Sustainable Thinking +

As one of the Leighton Park’s values, the community realises the importance of sustainability in an ever-changing world such as the one we live and on Tuesday 4th December, Design Engineer, … Read More +

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