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South Wilford Endowed C of E Primary School

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DT

 

Intent

At South Wilford CE Endowed Primary School, Design and Technology gives children the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing and making functional products. We feel it is vital to nurture creativity and innovation through design, and to explore the designed and made world in which we all live and work. Design and Technology prepares children to deal with tomorrow’s rapidly changing world and at South Wilford we encourage our children to “be at their best” whilst becoming independent, creative problem solvers and thinkers as individuals and as part of a team. We enable them to identify needs and opportunities and to respond to them by developing a range of ideas and by making products and systems whilst fostering a love of learning and technology.

Implementation

In EYFS, Design and Technology is part of “Expressive Arts and Design”. This consists of two strands: Exploring Media and Materials, and Being Imaginative. Most DT in EYFS is child-initiated (they decide what they want to build or make, inside or outside). They have continuous access to construction sets like Lego, k’nex, large building blocks and crates/planks/tyres outside, as well as a 'creative area' with staplers, tape, glue, scissors, hole punchers, string, safety fasteners, card, paper, boxes, tubes etc. One open ended creative challenge is set a week, with either an Art or DT focus.

 

Design and Technology is a compulsory subject at Key Stages 1 and 2. At South Wilford we ensure that five projects are completed for each academic phase (Key Stage 1, Lower Key Stage 2 and Upper Key Stage 2). These projects are linked to topics and may be taught weekly or in a block. The aspects of Design and Technology that are covered include: Cooking and Nutrition, Textiles, Structures, Electrical systems and Mechanical systems.

 

At South Wilford CE Endowed Primary School, children engage in Design and Technology with four core activities:

  • ​​Activities, which involve investigating and evaluating existing products. (IEAs)
  • Focused tasks in which children develop particular aspects of knowledge and skills. (FTs)
  • Designing and making activities in which children design and make ‘something’ for ‘somebody’ for ‘some purpose’. (DM)
  • Evaluating their finished product, considering what went well and what could be improved. (EA)

 

These four activities are combined, in sequence to create a Design and Technology project.

                                                

Curriculum Overview DT

 

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

EYFS

TOPIC

Super Me!

Let’s Celebrate!

Dress to Impress

Once upon a time…

Amazing Animals

All Aboard!

Outcome

  • Paper Fastener Skeletons
  • Superhero crafts
  • Rain sticks
  • Christmas crafts
  • Box Model washing machines
  • Threading and weaving
  • Concertina dragons
  • Paper Lanterns
  • Three Bears chairs and beds
  • 3 Little Pig’s houses models
  • Dear Zoo animals -lift the flap
  • minibeasts
  • Trains and paper aeroplanes
  • Floating boats
  • Pirate crafts
 

 

Autumn

 

Spring

 

Summer

 

YR 1

TOPIC

This old house

People who help us

Where did the dinosaurs go?

All creatures great and small

Happy Ever After

How can I make a difference?

Aspect of DT & Focus

Textiles

Templates and Joining techniques

 

Mechanisms

Sliders & Levers

 

Cooking & Nutrition Preparing fruit and vegetables

Outcome

Snowmen puppets

 

Moving picture linked to Jack and the Beanstalk

Fruit and vegetable salads

YR 2

TOPIC

Fire and Fever

What about us? Wildlife in Danger

World Party

Aspect of DT & Focus

 

Structures

Free standing structures

Mechanisms

Wheels and axles

Outcome

 

Arctic animal habitats

Carnival Float (vehicle)

 

 

 

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

YR 3

TOPIC

Place Invaders

The Great Food Debate

Fashion Forward

Aspect of DT & Focus

 

Cooking & Nutrition

Healthy and varied diet

Textiles

2-D shape to 3-D product

Outcome

 

World Food

Reflective safety wear

YR 4

 

TOPIC

Cities at War – Second World War

Story of a River – Trent and Mississippi

Breaking down barriers- Refugees

Aspect of DT & Focus

Structures

Shell Structures

Mechanical Systems

Levers and linkages

Electrical Systems

Simple circuits and switches

 

Outcome

Anderson shelter

Moving poster to explain the water cycle

Torch / reading light

YR 5

TOPIC

The Space Race

Fragile Earth

The Stereotype Challenge

Aspect of DT & Focus

Mechanical Systems

Pulleys or Gears

 

Cooking & Nutrition

Celebrating culture and seasonality

 

Structures

Frame Structures

Outcome

Transporting food

Create high energy snacks

Earthquake resistant religious buildings

YR 6

TOPIC

Digging for Treasure – The Ancient Greeks

Oceans Apart

We all Matter

Aspect of DT & Focus

Electrical Systems

More complex switches and circuits

 

Textiles

Combining different fabric shapes

Outcome

An electrical wire game (if you touch the wire it buzzes/flashes)

 

Bag for Life

 

DT Marble Run Competition

We had a whole school DT competition where children were set the challenge to create a marble run using recycled materials and household objects. We had lots of AMAZING entries, it was so hard to choose the winners! Well done to everyone that entered.

Impact

Here are some photos of our children learning and applying DT skills through the school.

Curriculum leaders

Jacob and Mason are the curriculum leaders for DT. So far this year they have supported the Year 1 children when making their snowmen puppets. Jacob gave them tips on designing and making and they assisted children with the decorating process. They helped run the Year 1 puppet parade, introducing the project to the parents. They also assisted in Year 4 during their DT day where they designed and made Anderson Shelters.

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