Intent
At Hevingham and Marsham Primary School Partnership, we believe that through design and technology, pupils will learn to develop their creativity and imagination to design and make products. They will be able to plan, make and test in order to find the best solutions to a range of problems, drawing on cross curricular links within maths, science, engineering, computing and art. Pupils will learn to take risks, allowing them to become more resourceful with innovation and developing their knowledge of trial and error. They will identify the changes in technology through history and how this has impacted our current technological achievement, both in their immediate surroundings and in the world at large.
Implementation
Through a variety of creative and practical activities, over a two-year rolling programme, Hevingham and Marsham Primary School Partnership teach the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in the process of designing and making. The National Curriculum is followed with the guidance of the STEM Progression Framework to ensure staff address the progressive areas to successfully teach D&T,
- Designing
- Making
- Evaluating
- Technical Knowledge
In addition, cooking and nutrition is taught during one of our themes within the rolling curriculum as well as planned after school clubs. This is to ensure the children have a growing understanding of where food comes from, its seasonality and the need for a healthy and varied diet.
Key concepts and technical vocabulary are mapped out on a front page which headlines the topic within exercise books as well as planning to ensure the children are able to refer to and use their taught skills and vocabulary with greater confidence enabling them to become successful learners.
Design and technology lessons are usually taught as a block, replacing Art for the term. This again is taught for at least an hour a week but larger projects can often require more dedicated time which is often linked within additional lessons using cross-curricular techniques.