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title: "year 8 Design and Technology"
url: "https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2026-09-29-10-27-year-8-design-and-technology"
school: "Alston Moor Federation"
---

# year 8 Design and Technology

  ![Image of year 8 Design and Technology](https://files.schudio.com/alston-moor-federation-2/images/blog/20260916_150936.jpg)  29 September 2026   [A Wheatley](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/author/awheatley)   [Key Stage 3 Learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/category/key-stage-3-learning)

Year 8 students have been designing clocks. They will be using the laser cutter to make them.

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