Design and Technology Curriculum Overview:

D&T Subject Overview.pdf

All of our pupils acquire an in depth understanding of the DESIGN / MAKE / EVALUATE process. This, combined with the development of a range of skills linked to each of the six D&T areas, allows our children to work creatively and authentically on our chosen range of projects.   

Our D&T curriculum is created from the D&T Association’s ‘Projects on a Page’ (POAP) planning resource.  This tool was chosen because it ensures our children receive D&T lessons that are authentic and purposeful. It also helps us to provide the pupils with complete clarity about what D&T is. Moreover, POAP ensures pupils are regularly engaged in the 3 types of lessons (see below) which will ensure their experience of D&T is comprehensive.  

The 3 types of activity are:  

1. Investigative and Evaluative Activities  
2. Focused tasks  
3. Design, Make and Evaluate Assignments  

Projects on a Page facilitates the coverage of the 6 areas of D&T, as detailed in the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2. Progression in each aspect is ensured through carefully planned links between the separate year group units. The 6 areas are:  

• Cooking and Nutrition  
• Structures  
• Mechanisms  
• Textiles  
• Electrical Systems  
• Computer programming  

Projects on a Page also allows us to incorporate the 6 principles of D&T into our curriculum. These principles ensure consideration of:  

• User  
• Purpose  
• Innovation  
• Authenticity  
• Functionality  
• Design Decisions