Design and Technology
Intent
Our intent is to ensure all pupils have the opportunity to develop their confidence, ability and skills in designing, making and evaluating creative and imaginative solutions to real and relevant problems within a variety of different contexts through exploration of their own ideas and the work of others.
Our aims are that all our children will:
- Be able to identify real and relevant problems and to suggest, explore and create innovative designs that solve/address them.
- Enjoy a broad range of practical experiences and problem-solving activities.
- Develop their curiosity, confidence, knowledge and skills in using a variety of tools, materials and practical techniques.
- Build up a knowledge of famous designers and innovators and their work.
- Develop an appreciation of the impact of design and technology on our daily lives and the wider world.
- Feel inspired to become the next generation of designers and innovators.
Implementation
- Teachers plan sequences of lessons that ensure they have progressively covered the knowledge, understanding and skills required by the National Curriculum.
- Lessons may be linked to the Cornerstones projects followed by each class/year group.
- A range of materials, tools and other resources are available for use in lessons.
- Children are guided and supported to plan, make, reflect on and evaluate solutions to problems.
- Children are encouraged to revisit their ideas and to improve on prototypes using design criteria.
- Children’s work is systematically recorded, discussed and evaluated
- Opportunities are provided for children to learn about and evaluate key events and individuals who have helped shape the world, showing the real impact of design and technology on the wider environment
Impact
- Teachers feel confident and supported in presenting well planned lessons that ensure development and progression of DT knowledge and skills.
- Design and Technology lessons and learning are enjoyed by pupils in each class.
- Across each key stage, all children learn about and explore using broad range of materials, tools and techniques to complete their design and make projects.
- Children feel supported and become more resilient when modifying, adapting, improving and evaluating their work to meet design criteria.
- Quality work/evidence is celebrated and presented in a variety of ways.
- Children are confident and able to talk about how design technology can be used to solve problems, and about different designers and innovators that they know about.
- Children can reflect on and talk about the impact of design and technology on our daily lives and on the wider world.