Design and Technology
How we teach Design & Technology
The teaching of Design Technology follows the design, make and evaluate cycle, with each step rooted in technical knowledge and vocabulary. We give meaning to the children’s learning by making sure that the design process has a real life, relevant context.
Children can choose from a wide range of tools and materials for their work and once they complete their tasks they evaluate their own products against the design criteria, a process that helps them to understand how and why a product or design element has been successful or not and then use this to adapt and improve their product.
We use the National Curriculum to plan our Design & Technology curriculum.
What your child will learn
- How to use a range of tools, materials and components safely
- How to design, make and then critically evaluate their work
- An understanding of the ways in which people have designed products in the past and present to meet needs
- The principles of nutrition and how to cook
- Key concepts such as structures, textiles, pneumatics and electricity