At Christ Church Primary School, Design Technology is taught in all year groups through purposeful activities. Projects are often made cross curricular - linking to other subjects taught, ensuring that children see and understand the links. Key objectives within the Design Technology Curriculum are based on National Curriculum guidance.
As members of the Design and Technology Association we have access to a variety of resources which are used to create exciting, meaningful learning experiences. Projects are based on children's interests and topics studied. Skills are developed progressively throughout their time at Christ Church. Knowledge and understanding for the subject is built on prior learning and intended to encourage their curiosity and enquiry while introducing them to the countless possibilities of innovation and creation.
See the following websites to learn more about the kind of material we use to inform our school curriculum.
STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Maths) https://www.stem.org.uk/primary
https://www.data.org.uk/shop-products/projects-on-a-page-sample
Design and Technology Long term Planning Overview
Implementation - Project Cycle Overview
This document explains how Design and Technology is taught, through age appropriate projects that lend themselves to the knowledge understanding and skills being developed.
Knowledge Organisers
Key Stage 1
Year 1, Year 1/2 and Year 2
Cycle A
Construction - Freestanding Structures
Food Preparing Fruit and Vegetables
Cycle B
Food - Preparing Fruit and Vegetables
Textiles - Templates and Joining
Key Stage 2
Year 3 and Year 3/4
Cycle A
Food and Nutrition - Healthy and Varied Diet
Construction - Shell Structures
Textiles - 2D shape to 3D product
Cycle B
Food and Nutrition - Healthy and Varied Diet
Mechanical Systems Linkages and Levers
Electrical Systems - Simple Circuits
Year 4/5, Year 5 and year 6
Cycle A
Construction - Frame Structures
Food - Celebrating Culture and Seasonality
Textiles - Combining fabric shapes and CAD
Cycle B
Mechanical Systems - Rotary Motion to Linear (Cams)
Food - Celebrating Culture and Seasonality
Cycle C
Textiles - Combining different fabric shapes and exploring fasteners
Food - Celebrating Culture and Seasonality
Mechanical Systems - Gears and Pulleys
- - - GALLERY - - -
Mrs Holroyd's class have been making delicious fruit salad with a selection of tropical fruits.
Cutting skills in action
Looks good enough to eat. So proud!
Careful cutting. Well done!
Mrs Butterworth's class found their sketchbooks useful when designing and making keyrings.
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