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Home / Our Curriculum / Year 1 to 6 Curriculum – Design & Technology

Year 1 to 6 Curriculum – Design & Technology

Introduction

  • Design & Technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject.
  • Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values.
  • Pupils acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art.
  • Pupils learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens.
  • Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, pupils develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world.
  • High-quality Design & Technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation.

Aims of the Howden le Wear Curriculum for Design & Technology

The Curriculum for Design & Technology aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world;
  • build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users;
  • critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others;
  • understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.

Learning Foci for Design & Technology

1. To design, make and evaluate: to research and design; to make; to evaluate. 

2. To master practical skills: construction; mechanics; textiles; electricals and electronics; materials; computing;  

3. To acquire and apply knowledge of cooking and nutrition.

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    • Home Learning Year 2
    • Home Learning Year 3
    • Home Learning Year 4
    • Home Learning Year 5/6
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School Street

Howden-le-Wear

Crook

County Durham

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