DT
Intent
We believe that through technological approaches, children learn to generate new ideas, make decisions, develop independence and take responsibility for their environment.
This enables children to develop their constructional and manipulative skills and their awareness of appropriate tools and materials which foster an understanding of the working environment and how Design & Technology is used in everyday life and in a variety of cultural settings.
We aim to encourage pupils to develop their Design and Technology capability through combining designing and making skills with the knowledge and understanding in order to design and make products. This should be done through offering each child a range of opportunities to develop their Design and Technology capability, irrespective of age, gender, belief or ability.
Implementation
The scheme of work for Design and Technology provides a two year rolling programme of opportunities for children to engage in:
- assignments in which children design and make products;
- focussed practical tasks in which they develop and practise particular skills and knowledge;
- activities in which they investigate, dissemble and evaluate simple products
Design and Technology may be planned within a context (ie. as part of a topic), or as a subject in its own right.
Teaching methods should match the abilities and interests of each pupil and the context within which Design and Technology is being learned.
A range of teaching and learning approaches will be used including:
- practical tasks;
- teacher led presentation;
- group and collaborative work;
- individual work;
- talking and discussion with other pupils and adults;
- a range of graphical means of recording;
Classrooms are organised where possible to promote the development of independent skills.
Safe and tidy work is encouraged at all times.
Impact
Within design and technology, we strive to prepare children to take part in the development of tomorrow’s rapidly changing world. We aim to encourage children to become creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. Through the study of design and technology, children combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues, as well as of functions and industrial practices. This allows them to reflect on and evaluate present and past design and technology, its uses and its impact. Our design and technology curriculum is high quality, well thought out and is planned to demonstrate progression. We focus on progression of knowledge and skills and discreet vocabulary progression also form part of the units of work
Design & Technology National Curriculum
The national curriculum for design and technology aims to ensure that all pupils:
- develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world
- build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users
- critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others
- understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.
Design Technology in the Early Years - within the curriculum we have specific DT sessions where the children learn the skills of designing, making and adapting. But alongside this our continuous provision offers opportunities for the children to practise these skills on a more independent self chosen aspect.
As part of our theme week, Our Wider World, Phunky Foods workshops were enjoyed across the age ranges. All the children made Veggie Spring Rolls. By he end of the day the school smelled of five spice, soy sauce and chopped veggies. The children were very involved in the cooking process - chopping, mixing and folding the delicate filo pastry.
Cockermouth Area School's DT Challenge April 23
Key Stage 1 - wheels and axels topic
Key Stage 1 - Sewing
Key Stage 1 - DT in continuous provision
Sewing in KS2
