Design Technology
Intent:
We have designed our Design and Technology Curriculum to be an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject.
We aim to ensure that all pupils:
- Acquire appropriate subject knowledge, skills and understanding as set out in the National Curriculum.
- Create meaningful cross curricular links with other subjects, such as Mathematics, Science, Computing, Forest schools and Art. Design and Technology encourages children to learn to think and create, to solve problems both as individuals and as members of a team.
- Use creativity and imagination, to design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values and to evaluate their designs.
Our Design and Technology curriculum prepares our children and gives them the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences they need to be successful in later life.
Implementation:
Design and technology at Sessay is taught in a half termly block, 3 times each academic year using a carefully planned curriculum, supported by the KAPOW Scheme of work
This is implemented through:
- Teaching all areas of DT – textiles, mechanisms, structures, food and electrical systems.
- Well planned and resourced projects providing children with a hands-on and enriching experience.
- A range of skills being taught ensuring that children are aware of health and safety issues related to the tasks undertaken
- DT being taught as a block half termly, 3 times a year to allow the time needed for the children to be critical, inventive and reflective on their work or interspersed with Art.
- Each project from Year 1 to Year 6 addressing the principles of designing, making, and evaluating and incorporating relevant technical knowledge and understanding in relevant contexts.
- Pupils being introduced to specific designers, chefs, nutritionists, etc. helping them to have an appreciation of human creativity and achievement in the workplace.
Early Years Foundation Stage – During the EYFS pupils explore and use a variety of media and materials through a combination of child initiated and adult directed activities.
They have the opportunities to learn to:
- Use different media and materials to express their own ideas.
- Use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about form, function and purpose.
- Make plans and construct with a purpose in mind using a variety of resources.
- Develop skills to use simple tools and techniques appropriately, effectively and safely.
- Select appropriate resources for a product and adapt their work where necessary.
- Cook and prepare food adhering to good health and hygiene routines.
Impact:
Our children as designers will:
- Understand the functional and aesthetic properties of a range of materials and resources.
- Understand how to use and combine tools to carry out different processes for shaping, decorating, and manufacturing products.
- Build and apply a repertoire of skills, knowledge and understanding to produce high quality, innovative outcomes, including models, prototypes, CAD (Computer Aided Design), and products to fulfil the needs of users, clients, and scenarios.
- Understand and apply the principles of healthy eating, diets, and recipes, including key processes, food groups and cooking equipment.
- Have an appreciation for key individuals, inventions, and events in history and of today that impact our world.
- Recognise where our decisions can impact the wider world in terms of community, social and environmental issues.
- Self-evaluate and reflect on learning at different stages and identify areas to improve.
Meet the end of key stage expectations outlined in the National curriculum for Design and technology.
