Design and Technology
Welcome to DT at St Anne's!
Intent
At St Anne’s C of E Primary School, we believe that high-quality Design and Technology lessons will engage and inspire children to think innovatively and develop creative procedural understanding. Our aims are to: fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum for Design and Technology, provide a broad and balanced curriculum, ensure the progressive development of knowledge and skills, to learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens through evaluation of past and present design and technology, develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world, to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world using the language of design and technology.
Implementation
Design and Technology is taught through a topic approach alongside Art, History and Geography, computing and Science. Our Creative Curriculum is carefully planned to engage and excite all our learners. The activities in design and technology build upon the prior learning of the children. Children in their designing and making will apply knowledge and skills of: textiles, food, mechanisms and structures. Electrical control is included at key stage two. Whilst we give children of all abilities the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding, we have in place a skills continuum which ensures continuity and progression so that there is an increasing challenge for the children as they move up through the school. As well as making its own distinctive contribution to the school curriculum, Design and Technology contributes to the wider aims of primary education by making links between all areas of learning.
Impact
Through the teaching of Design and Technology we enable all children to;
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- Develop creative, technical and imaginative thinking in children and to develop confidence to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world.
- Enable children to talk about how things work and to develop their technical knowledge.
- Apply a growing body of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make prototypes and products for a wide range of users.
- Encourage children to select appropriate tools and techniques when making a product, whilst following safe procedures.
- Develop an understanding of technological processes and products, their manufacture and their contribution to our society.
- Foster enjoyment, satisfaction and purpose in designing and making things,
- Critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products, and the work of others.
- Understand and apply the principles of nutrition and to learn how to cook.
- Understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world.