Design & Technology
Our Design & Technology Champion: Mrs. Scott
Starting with the requirements from the National Curriculum, our Design & Technology curriculum uses the clear and respected Lancashire planning for Design & Technology in Years 1 and 2 and the excellent Design & Technology Association's (DATA) 'Projects on a Page' for Years 3,4,5 and 6. Using the Lancashire Progression Key Learning documents helps teachers to ensure they are providing opportunities that move children on in their learning in Design & Technology throughout our school. Our curriculum enables children to learn and experience different projects, using different tools and techniques helping them to feel 'Ten Feet Tall.' We aim for the children to plan their work, make their own choices about how their designs might look and to always consider who they are creating their work for, helping our children with the things they need to move them on to the next step.
Our Design & Technology Whole School Overview
Year Group | Aut 1 | Aut 2 | Spr 1 | Spr 2 | Sum 1 | Sum 2 |
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In Reception the curriculum is based on an active learning approach that allows children to explore and develop their skills through continuous provision. Early Learning Goals:
Across the course of the year, the skills they will learn are: |
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Year 1 |
Mechanisms – Pop ups and simple card levers
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Food – Preparing and combining foods - Fruit Kebabs
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Structures – stability & strength
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Year 2 | Mechanisms – Wheels & axles | Textiles – using a template, simple joining, choice of stitches, choice of materials | Food – the Eatwell guide – where food comes from the principals of a healthy diet - Salad | |||
Year 3 |
Food – simple dish – the Eatwell Plate
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Textiles – seams, stiffening, strengthening, materials and fastenings | ||||
Year 4 |
IT and electrical systems – control and electrical components
Mechanisms – Mechanical systems – levers and linkages |
Structures – shell/frame structures and strengthening | ||||
Year 5 |
Food – Food from another culture, variety of cooking techniques
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3D Textiles – using gussets, using patterns, joining with seam allowance, combining fabrics | Structures - Frame structures | |||
Year 6 | Mechanisms – Mechanical systems – cams, pulleys and gears | Combining learning from across the DT skills bases – structures, mechanical systems, electrical systems, IT programming, control
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Galleries
Yr 1 - Ospreys Food
Food - Fruit Kebabs
Yr 1 - Mechanisms
Yr 2 - Nightingales
Textiles
Yr 3 - Goldcrests
Food - Sandwich Making
Yr 5 - Magpies
Food - Biscuit Making and Decorating
Yr 6 - Robins
Mechanical Systems
Yr 6 Mechanical Systems