Mr D Grinsted

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@MrHenryNusa Amazing Head of Year 7! The next intake are very lucky to have you Mr H.

Transition time is coming!!! Super excited to get the ball rolling for my new year 7’s #AmazingNUSA #excited

Happy Halloween everyone. Wish I’d found time to carve some creative pumpkins this year but never mind. Always next year.

It looks like something you would buy from Paperchase. Actually it’s work from a year 8 budding designer. Blooming marvellous!

Healthy nibbles with Year 7 and Mrs Smeeth today. This pupil was so proud she arranged and photographed her presented dish at home and emailed us her brilliant efforts! Well done Year 7.

You’re never too old to love a rainbow!

A wise man once said that learning is the key to a successful future. Make your own future? Sure. My wonderful Year 7 students started with making their own keys!

No chance of Year 8 getting their wires crossed - there’s not a single wire involved in these flashing textile characters! Magic? No. It’s all done with conductive thread and a big dollop of enthusiasm. Well done all.

Some wonderful examples of TV advert storyboards by my Year 8 pupils. They’ve been designing and branding boxes of chocolates. Hungry work!

Three ways you can spot a NUSA student: 1.Beaming smile 2.Creativity 3.Knowledge at every finger tip (Old ‘Blood Brothers’ notes to be specific)

Well done year 9. Great bold graphic designs printed onto nylon using transfer paints and a heat press. Part of our eco-bag textiles project. Bags of fun!

Currently working on quick overview SOW pages for a range of projects that cover ideas for Key Stage 2, 3 and 4. Pages include project overview, key focus areas, tools, materials, curriculum links and assessment ideas.

“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. Anything you want to - do it. Want to change the world? There’s nothing to it.” - Willy Wonka. I think Mr Wonka would like our Year 8 chocolate box project outcomes.

Can’t wait to finish off Year 8 chocolate box project where we’ve been learning how to use drawing boards to produce original cardboard net designs and the vacuum former to create colourful plastic insert trays!!

Well done to Year 7 who have been working on making mobile phone holders out of plywood and acrylic!! They worked independently and responsibly today on lots of new machinery.

Stopped in my tracks and thoroughly impressed at one of my year 10 engineers using such wonderful vocabulary during a product analysis.

And this is why I love my job… Creativity can never be exhausted, the more you use, the more you have! #amazingnusa #pasta #creatingchefs

Violet! You’re turning violet, Violet! 😱 #WorldBookDay

Look at my year 8 pupils making a range of card constructions from nets. They’re practicing their construction skills for our new chocolate box project. They even made a popcorn packaging box and (and thanks to the marvellous Ms Smeeth) even went home with real popcorn inside!!!