Design Technology
At Woodborough Woods, our Design and Technology curriculum aims to inspire pupils to be innovative and creative thinkers who have an appreciation for the product design cycle through ideation, creation, and evaluation. We encourage children to use their ingenuity and originality to design and make products as a response to relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering the needs, wants and values of others. Within a sequence of learning, children are also given opportunities to reflect and evaluate past and present designs, enabling them to become innovators and risk-takers. The curriculum has been designed to provoke deeper understanding and, in many cases, has cross-curricular links to other subjects to promote rich purposeful learning. At Woods, we aim to build awareness of the impact of design and technology in our lives and encourage pupils to become resourceful, enterprising citizens who will have the skills to contribute to future design advancements.
Intent:
Through our provision we aim that children:
- will develop the knowledge and understanding of different types of designers and engineers looking at who, what, when and the how of DT. This will influence the use of tools, generation of ideas and how to create their intended outcome.
- can use a wide range of materials and components including construction materials and kits, textiles, food ingredients, mechanical components and electrical components to assemble, combine and join materials and components whilst also following procedures for safety and hygiene.
- can generate multiple ideas for good practice and can evaluate existing products they have explored and evaluated. This draws together designing and evaluating in a coherent way that makes sense to children and reflects DT in the wider world.
