Design & Technology
Our Vision for Design & Technology (D&T):
In Design & Technology, and supported throughout all subjects, we aim to provide inspiring and practical D&T education, equipping children with the skills to design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. We want them to acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as Maths, Science, Engineering, Computing and Art. The children will learn how to take risks, become resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. We aim to educate our children to critically evaluate past and present design and technology and understand the essential contribution that high-quality design and technology has on culture, wealth and the well-being of the nation.
Our Curriculum reflects the ethos and aims of the school as well as the context from which our children derive. This means that our curriculum provides the necessary building blocks to develop the necessary knowledge and skills, whilst also promoting British Values, healthy lifestyles and mental wellbeing, plus excellent behaviour and attitudes. It is underpinned with a large emphasis on SMSC development, a strong practical outworking for others in line with our Christian ethos, whilst also building character & readiness for the next stages of education and the learning journey beyond.
To find out more about our intent, implementation and impact for D&T, please open:
D&T Planning & Sequencing of Knowledge & Skills:
To find out how D&T is planned and sequenced in order that our children can progress through the building blocks for learning, please click below:
National Curriculum for Design and Technology
Links with other Subject Areas: What links are made between this & other subject areas?
Links are made with other subject areas wherever possible and Design & Technology skills are often taught with themes in mind. Design and Technology has close links with our Woodland offer at Totley All Saints.
