Design and Technology
What is Design Technology?
At Holly Grove Primary School we value Design and Technology as an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others needs, wants and values. At Holly Grove Primary Academy we aim for the pupils to become autonomous and creative problem solvers, as individuals and as members of a team. The subject affords opportunities for them to develop their core skills of resilience, reciprocity, reflectiveness and resourcefulness. In D.T, pupils learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens.
Aims
All children
- Follow the programme of study for the National Curriculum.
- Work with a range of materials and components to make products. These include textiles, food, construction kits and sheet materials.
- Design and make good quality products.
- Produce work using a variety of materials and processes.
- Acquire creative and technical skills.
- Formulate opinions about designs.
- Evaluate their designs and products.
- Communicate their ideas orally and visually.
- Develop an interest in DT.
- Develop and use the language/vocabulary of DT to observe and record information.
How Design Technology links with our Torch Values
holly grove torch values in dt.pdf
What our children say about Design Technology
Intent
Our D&T curriculum aims to nurture creativity and innovation through design, and by exploration of the designed and made world in which we all live and work.
Design Technology Curriculum Intent.pdf
Implementation
The documents below identifies the key elements which we believe are important to incorporate into our D&T lessons for them to build on previously taught knowledge and to deepen and secure key concepts.
- Our pathway for a unit of work in Design and Technology (Please note: the order of the pathway may be different but all elements will still be covered).
- Our pathway for a lesson in Design Technology (Please note: the order of the pathway may be different but all elements will still be covered).
What you expect to see in a unit of work for DT.pdf
What you can expect to see in a lesson DT.pdf
Our Design Technology Curriculum
DT Curriculum Skills and knowledge.docx.pdf
Design Technology Vocabulary.pdf
Year Group overview
Design Technology at Holly Grove
Take a look at the fantastic learning that has been taking place place in Design Technology across the school
DT Lego Staff Training
Useful DT ideas
DT projects can be simple and fun to do at home. Here are a few links to ideas about what you could do to challenge and enhance your child's technology skills.
We also have some useful websites that share ideas for STEM opportunities either to visit or activities at home:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers/teachers/stem