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14th July 2022
Curriculum
It allows children to become more independent and effective problem solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. Design and Technology prepares children for the rapidly changing world. It is all about the combination of practical skills alongside developing an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues.
Design and Technology at West Cliff Primary School is essentially a practical subject that allows children to think imaginatively and creatively.
It allows children to become more independent and effective problem solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. Design and Technology prepares children for the rapidly changing world. It is all about the combination of practical skills alongside developing an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues.
The intent of West Cliff School’s Design Technology (DT) curriculum is to develop children's skills and knowledge in design, structures, mechanisms, electrical control, and a range of materials, including food. Our curriculum encourages children's creativity and encourages them to think about important issues such as the quality of the products they are using, as well as the health and safety requirements of the equipment they use.
Design Technology provides our children with opportunities to develop skills in designing, making and evaluating a range of products including food. Children will use their creativity, imagination and social interaction skills and will draw on learning within Maths, English, Science, Art and Computing, to develop life skills and knowledge about healthy eating.
All teaching of DT should follow the design, make and evaluate cycle.
Each year group will be revisiting and building on the skills taught in previous year groups through. Our intention at West Cliff, is for Design Technology to be taught in all year groups through at least one topic per term:
Our skills-based progression curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils have:
The skills to prepare & cook a variety of foods whilst understanding and applying the principals of nutrition. Links will be made with our Beach School activities
Our aim is to provide our children with a rich and enjoyable experience of design and technology, in which they can acquire and develop their own designing and making skills in line with the National Curriculum. We measure the impact of our curriculum through the following methods: reflection on standards achieved against the planned outcomes; pupil discussions about their learning, which includes discussion of their thoughts and ideas. Professional judgements for DT are recorded on our assessment system so impact can be measured.
Children will explore a range of different products, learn how to take risks, work together and communicate their ideas. As designers, children will develop skills and attributes they can use beyond school and into adulthood, in an increasingly technological world.