Design Technology

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Design Technology is a subject that gives children skills for life,  skills to make; and skills to cook whilst being creative and innovative.  Children will learn how to design, make and evaluate effective and useful products for a specific purpose and they will use a wide range of tools and equipment that will not only develop skills for learning but skills to carry through into the wider world.

We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and National Curriculum to ensure children are covering the skills and knowledge, planning lessons where children can use a range of practical skills and a wide variety of tools.

Our Intent

At Cherry Tree Hill Primary we deliver a curriculum that focusses on the core principles of Designing, Making and Evaluating from the Early Years Curriculum Framework and National Curriculum.  Skills will develop early on through own interests and exploration to create products and engage in modelled activities to develop knowledge and understanding of skills and processes.  A key focus throughout is exploring products with a real life purpose, identifying real life problems and finding and testing solutions.  In doing so the children will design their own products from research and be able to use a range of skills, tools and techniques to make their product. Evaluation is used to test and be purposeful, ensuring products meet the specified criteria set. Children will explore food and cooking techniques whilst also developing an understanding of healthy eating and understanding where food comes from to inform their product choices. The development of skills will equip them for the wider world; skills to be creative, innovative and critical, whilst respecting others ideas and supporting others through collaborative learning.  Links to industry where technology is used in the real world will be explored wherever this is appropriate in order to understand where the skills they are learning apply in the real world e.g. local industry links, preparing them for future changes and understanding how technology has developed from the past to the present day.  Children will learn about and take inspiration from engineers, designers, chefs and architects.  Topic homework supports the design, make, evaluate process at home.

How You Can Help At Home

Homework is set at the beginning of each half term which is included in the curriculum pack.  Many of these projects have Design and Technology skills at the heart.  From designing products, baking, making meals together, making models and sewing you can practice skills learned and develop these further.