DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Our DT subject lead is Mrs Crooks
INTENT
North Frodingham Primary School endeavours to deliver a high quality Design and Technology education through Exploring Arts and Design and the Characteristics of Effective Learning in the EYFS and the specific disciplines of Designing, Making, Evaluating and Developing Technical Knowledge, in Key Stages 1 and 2. North Frodingham Primary School believes that Design and Technology should be an inspiring and practical subject where pupils are encouraged to be creative and imaginative in order to design and produce products that solve real life problems within a variety of contexts. Pupils will acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw upon disciplines from other STEM subjects and art. Pupils will learn about past and present DT innovations, will learn specialist vocabulary and will develop practical expertise enabling them to participate in an increasingly technological world. North Frodingham Primary School believes that it is extremely important, that from a young age, children understand and apply the basic principles of a healthy, balanced and nutritious diet; they are taught how to cook and understand where their food comes from
IMPLEMENTATION
Design and Technology lessons and skills are taught from the EYFS to Year 6. All areas of the Design and Technology Programmes of Study are covered. In the EYFS, an ‘Investigation Station’, and, ‘Junk Modelling Work Shop’, contribute to the children’s development of foundation skills, concepts and vocabulary.
A progression of skills, knowledge and key vocabulary, has been mapped for each year group and is used to ensure that each year group consolidates and builds upon the skills learnt in the previous one. Design and Technology focused activities are built into the school year week and the curriculum is enhanced further through a range of educational trips, visitors including STEM ambassadors and Tesco, a STEM club, Cooking Club and the use of our local area.
Regular Outdoor Learning sessions and links to local farms and bakeries, contribute to children’s understanding of seasonality and the growing and rearing of food. A STEM committee has been established, meets regularly and ensures that children can apply their mathematical, computing and, ‘Working Scientifically’, skills to their understanding of Design and Technology. Outcomes for each child are recorded at the end of a unit of work and are analysed for next steps. Work is regularly displayed in school and photographs are added to the school’s Design and Technology portfolio.
IMPACT
Through our Design and Technology curriculum, our pupils develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed in today’s, increasingly technological world and learn about past and present design and technology innovations. Pupils build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, skills and understanding in order to design and make products and learn how to critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products. Pupils at North Frodingham Primary School, learn the crucial life skills of planning and preparing an affordable, nutritious and often seasonal diet and are shown how to grow their own ingredients.
EARLY YEARS
In the Early Years Foundation Unit, the following applies to the children’s learning
Expressive Arts and Design
The development of children’s artistic and cultural awareness supports their imagination and creativity. It is important that children have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials. The quality and variety of what children see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts. The frequency, repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe.
ELG: Creating with Materials
Children at the expected level of development will: Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function; Share their creations, explaining the process they have used; Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories
Making and flying kites
Racing paper planes
Designing and constructing castles with recycled materials