Design Technology
Intent
Our Design Technology curriculum is designed to engage, inspire, challenge pupils, equipping our children with the knowledge and skills to experiment and invent that they can carry on to use in life beyond school. 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. The 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 ideation, 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. 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 Development matters statements and the Early Learning Goals.
Implementation
Through Design and technology curriculum, we want pupils to respond to design briefs and scenarios that require consideration of the needs of others, developing their skills in the key areas we have decided to focus on:
● Cooking and nutrition ● Mechanisms/ Mechanical systems ● Structures ● Textiles ● Digital world (KS2 only)
The Design and technology National curriculum outlines the three main stages of the design process: design, make and evaluate. Each stage of the design process is underpinned by technical knowledge which encompasses the contextual, historical, and technical understanding required for each strand. Cooking and nutrition has a separate section, with a focus on specific principles, skills and techniques in food, including where food comes from, diet and seasonality.
Kapow Primary’s Design and technology scheme has a clear progression of skills and knowledge within these strands and key areas across each year group.
Impact
The impact of our DT curriculum is constantly monitored through both formative and summative assessment opportunities. Each lesson includes guidance to support teachers in assessing pupils against the learning objectives. Furthermore, each unit has a unit quiz and knowledge catcher which can be used at the start and/ or end of the unit. After the implementation of this curriculum, pupils should leave school equipped with a range of skills to enable them to succeed in their secondary education and be innovative, healthy and resourceful members of society.