Design Technology

Intent:

What we want to achieve with our Design and Technology curriculum

At All Saints, we have developed a Design and Technology curriculum with the intent that pupils design purposeful, functional and appealing products for themselves and other users. We intend for all pupils to gain appropriate subject knowledge, skills and understanding as set out in the National Curriculum. They will use these learned skills to plan, design, make and evaluate a variety of products with a design criteria and end user in mind. We want to give our pupils the opportunities to be imaginative, creative and practical learners.

Implementation:

How we deliver our Design and Technology curriculum

At All Saints we use Projects on a Page to guide teaching and learning in Design and Technology. The projects ensure pupils have the opportunity to develop specific skills, build on knowledge and design, make and evaluate a range of products. Projects on a Page ensures clear progression through the subject and allows pupils to explore many techniques and methods, develop and broaden their vocabulary and learn about a range of inventors, chefs, designers and engineers. Pupils work towards challenging goals and through research, peer and self-evaluations they develop their ability to reflect upon their design choices and methods and those of others, this enables them to become resilient, reflective and risk-taking makers and inventors.  Evaluations of end products gives pupils the chance to learn from mistakes and improve their current, and future models and dishes.

In our Early Years class pupils develop the foundations of our design and technology curriculum. They have daily opportunities to design and make whilst building and constructing with purpose, exploring and using simple tools and techniques and developing basic cooking skills.

In Key Stage 1 and 2 each class covers three Design and Technology units across the year, these units have been planned to ensure we provide a broad and balanced design and technology curriculum. During each key stage children will develop their knowledge, skills and understanding across each aspect: Food and Nutrition, Textiles, Structures, Mechanisms and Electrical.

Impact:

The impact our curriculum will make

‘Ultimately, the test of any curriculum is the experiences of young people in classrooms.’

 Dylan Willaim 2020 Creating the School Our Children Need

During each unit of work pupils will gain more confidence in Design and Technology, they will develop their understanding of each aspect of the subject and understand and use new vocabulary. Pupils will show enjoyment in Design and Technology lessons and will have the opportunity to apply other subject knowledge in their workbooks too. The careful and sequential planning of learning activities will ensure pupils develop the creative, technical and practical skills and understanding needed both in lessons and in our ever-changing technological world.

Pupils will be able to follow a design brief and conduct appropriate research to help inform their own designs. They will be able to design and make several products and models, whilst learning to self-evaluate and respond to feedback to improve their own designs. Pupils will be well prepared to successfully engage with the KS3 Design and Technology curriculum and beyond.