Subjects
Design & Technology
In design and technology pupils will have the opportunity to learn to:
- Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
- Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology
- Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
- Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
- Explore and evaluate a range of existing products
- Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria
- Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable
- Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles] in their products
Pupils will be able to develop their skills as designers by:
- Creating designs and drawings to show their ideas
- Using a variety of tools and materials
- Using their imagination
- Evaluating, changing and adapting my ideas
- Considering the purpose of their design
'Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.' Steve Jobs
Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact Overview
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Long-term Plan
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National Curriculum Subject Coverage
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Design & Technology Policy
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Knowledge Organisers
Year 1 - Mechanisms - Making a moving story book
Year 1 - Mechanisms - Wheels and Axles
Year 1 - Textiles - Puppets
Year 2 - Mechanisms - Making a moving monster
Year 2 - Textiles - Pouches
Year 2 - Structures - Baby Bear's Chair
Year 3 - Textiles - Cushions
Year 3 - Structures - Constructing a castle
Year 3 - Mechanical systems - Pneumatic Toys
Year 4 - Mechanical systems - Slingshot car
Year 4 - Textiles - Fastenings
Year 4 - Electrical systems - Torches
Year 5 - Textiles - Stuffed toys
Year 5 - Mechanical systems - Pop-up Book
Year 5 - Structures - Bridges
Year 6 - Structures - Playgrounds
Year 6 - Mechanical systems - Automata toys
Year 6 - Electrical systems - Steady hand game
Food Technology