Design Technology
Our core aim for all pupils
We aim to inspire pupils to be innovative and creative thinkers who have an appreciation for the product design cycle through ideation, creation, and evaluation. We want pupils to develop the confidence to take risks, through drafting design concepts, modelling and testing and to be reflective learners who evaluate their work and the work of others. We underpin each stage of the design process with technical knowledge and vocabulary. In cooking and nutrition we focus on specific principles, skills and techniques in food, including where food comes from, diet and seasonality.
Our approach to teaching design & technology
The study design and technology is part of the curriculum for KS1 and KS2 pupils.
In design & technology we cover the following skills:
- Cooking and nutrition: Where food comes from, balanced diet, preparation and cooking skills
- Mechanical systems: Mimic natural movements using mechanisms such as cams, followers, levers and sliders
- Textiles: Fastening, sewing and decorative fabric techniques including cross stitch, blanket stitch and appliqué
- Electrical systems: Functional series circuits, individual circuit components, circuit diagrams and electrical products
- Structures: Material functional and aesthetic properties, strength and stability, stiffen and reinforce structures
- Digital world: Program products to monitor and control, develop designs with 2D and 3D CAD software