Design and technology is essentially a practical subject that allows children to think imaginatively and creatively and to become more autonomous and effective problem solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. Our aim is to provide children with a rich and enjoyable experience of design and technology, in which they can acquire and develop their own designing and making skills in line with our school’s identified “curriculum drivers” and learning skills initiative.
Design Technology After School Club
We have a lot of fun in our Design and Technology club. We create products each week, applying different skills for each product. So far we have made kites and had lots of fun testing them out. We have also made our own dream catchers and Chinese New Year drums.
Aims
Our Creative Curriculum is …
- Underpinned by clear aims, values and purpose
- Develops the whole person – knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes
- Broad, balanced and has clear progression in subject knowledge and skills
- Filled with rich first-hand purposeful experiences
- Flexible and responsive to individual needs and interests
- Embeds the principle of sustainability
- Has an eye on the future and the needs of future citizens
- Encourages the use of environments and expertise beyond the classroom
- Makes meaningful links between areas of knowledge across the curriculum and the major issues of our timetable
- Has a local, national and international dimension
- Considers Time, Place, space, people and technology
Our Design Technology Curriculum enables pupils…
- To develop imaginative thinking in children and to enable them to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making;
- To enable children to think and talk about how things work, and to draw and model their ideas;
- To encourage children to select appropriate tools and techniques to make quality products, whilst following safe procedures;
- To use and explore a range of materials, resources and equipment;
- To explore attitudes towards the made world and how we live and work within it;
- To develop an understanding of technological processes, products, their manufacture and their contribution to our society;
- To use the internet to explore ideas and already made products;
- To foster enjoyment, satisfaction and purpose in designing and making things
