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Design and Technology
A high-quality Design and Technology curriculum will help to inspire pupil’s curiosity about the how the world works and ask questions to further their knowledge and skills. The Design and Technology curriculum should deepen their understanding and allow them to create links and build upon previous learning. The curriculum is designed to ensure that teaching provides all pupils with the correct understanding of the initial knowledge and skills, next steps and why these steps are important.
June 2023
Our children celebrated DT week with some very exciting activities!
Year 2 researched the evolution of the telephone and designed their own.
Year 3 learnt about the famous designers Vivienne Westwood and Coco Chanel and used their knowledge and skills to design and make shoes and bags.
Year 5 were able to work with a STEM ambassador to design and create a working floodlight.
Children from other DEALT schools were invited to join some children from years 3-6 to work on a project that involved designing and creating a mini golf course!
DT week pupil voice
- What activities did you take part in during DT week?
- Year 1: Learnt about Henry Ford, hidden hobbies crochet, decorating cakes, designing cars
- Year 2: Learnt about Alexander Graham Bell, made telephones
- Year 3: Making bags and shoes
- Year 4: staging for Iron Man
- What did you particularly enjoy?
- Year 1: decorating cakes
- Year 2: making telephones
- Year 3: testing/ trying out designs, working in pairs.
- Year 4: everything! All of it ! I really enjoyed the process and understand that you have to paint after you build and add the detail after it is finished.
- What would you like to do next year?
- Year 2: Make musical instruments, building models based on famous designs.
- Year 3: Painting
- Year 4: big junk modelling
- How has this learning helped you understand DT?
- Year 3: DT isn’t just Art it is about designing and making moving parts.