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Design and Technology

Design and technology prepares pupils to participate in tomorrow’s rapidly changing technologies. They learn to think and intervene creatively to improve quality of life. The subject calls for pupils to become autonomous and creative problem solvers, as individuals and members of a team.

They must look for needs, wants and opportunities and respond to them by developing a range of ideas and making products and systems. They combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetics, social and environmental issues, function and industrial practices.

As they do so, they reflect on and evaluate present and past design and technology, its uses and effects. Through design and technology, all pupils can become discriminating and informed users of products, and become innovators.

Our Design and Technology Intent

Our Design and Technology scheme of work aims to inspire pupils to be innovative and creative thinkers who have an appreciation for the product design cycle through ideas, 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. Through our scheme of work, we aim to build an awareness of the impact of design and technology on our lives and encourage pupils to become resourceful, enterprising citizens who will have the skills to contribute to future design advancements.

Our Design and Technology scheme of work enables pupils to meet the end of key stage attainment targets in the National Curriculum and the aims also align with those in the National curriculum. EYFS (Reception) units provide opportunities for pupils to work towards the Early Learning Goals.

                   

Explore our Design and Technology Curriculum - Our Implementation

Our Design and Technology Galleries - Our Impact

Year 1 - Design & Technology - Structures - Windmills

We have been learning all about windmills in DT. We talked about our local windmill, Bocking Windmill and learned a bit about its history. We then started to learn some new words, such as rotor, sails and base. We designed our own windmills and learned that to make a structure more stable, it needs to have a wide base. We also learned that if you add weight to the base, it also makes it more stable. We can't wait to make our sails next!

 

 

Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement

 

design and technology intent statement 2024.pdf