DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

"Design is not just what it looks and feels like, design is how it works." - Steve Jobs

At Chandos, we aim for all children to leave our school with the ability to create using a wide variety of tools and using a range of materials, through a curriculum which builds on skills year on year. Every child, regardless of gender, race or ability will have equal access to the DT Curriculum. We aim to provide for all children so that they can achieve their best according to their individual needs, whether they need additional support or more challenge.

CURRICULUM INTENT

At Chandos we:

Create successful, effective learners who understand and value scholarship and education
Create competent, critical thinkers who can challenge and develop ideas
Create effective communicators of our share beliefs, values and learning
Create tolerant and respectful global citizens who have an understanding and knowledge of our local, national and global communities

CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION

At Chandos, each DT unit begins with a 'big question' linked to History or Geography, these questions are based around a particular area of 'design and make'. Children then explore using a variety of tools and a range of materials, finally producing their own product in the style of and influenced by others they have researched and studied. This includes cooking, sewing, woodwork and digital design.

We want to empower our children to be as creative as they possibly can be and pride ourselves on creating opportunities for children to ask questions, express themselves, and to design and create products.

EARLY YEARS

The Early Years Curriculum ensures that DT is taught through ‘Expressive Art and Design’.

Throughout their time in Early Years, children are given the opportunity to explore using different materials and to express themselves creatively. Through building, children not only begin to learn how to use real life tools but also to design and make products to evaluate as well as develop their fine motor skills too.

EYFS-KS1 Bridge_ DT.pdf

YEARLY OVERVIEWS

At Chandos, pupils will be taught to develop their DT skills through a series of exciting projects linked to their History or Geography learning. Children research the products they will be making and practise using the techniques and skills required to create their own. All of this work is completed in sketchbooks which move throughout the school with the children.

Children will be taught the skills outlined in the National Curriculum, including to control and use the tools and materials they are using. They will then use these skills to create their own products. We have simplified these skills into four main categories to allow children to easily identify and build upon previously taught skills.

Please see our unit knowledge overview and progression grids below.

DT Knowledge progression.pdf

DT Progression Grid.pdf

CURRICULUM IMPACT

At Chandos, we aim to instil a love of learning through our broad and exciting DT curriculum by encouraging children to develop ideas, communicate what they have learnt produce final products. Children gain an understanding of how products are created and work.

Children will have the opportunity to respond the the unit of work being studied by creating a 'final product' which will be evaluted by themselves and/or the class. This is their chance to demonstrate and express what they have learnt during their unit of work.

Mrs Barber and Miss Johnson is our DT Subject Leader

For more information about the DT Curriculum, feel free to speak to them and ask any questions you may have.

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