Design and Technology
Intent
Design and Technology at St Peter’s allows enquiring minds to pursue ideas using their imagination and creativity. Our children experience a range of designing, making and evaluating in order to develop skills and solve real life problems. They build on their substantive knowledge and gain disciplinary knowledge of design and the use of technology to aid advances in our modern world. Our aim is for children to become innovative, resourceful young designers and also have a good knowledge of food nutrition and cooking skills.
Implementation
Our curriculum offer at St Peter’s is in line with the 2014 National Curriculum. We follow a progressive knowledge-based curriculum that ensures children are able to build on their knowledge and skills for design, structures, mechanisms, electrical control, and materials including food. Children at St Peter’s are encouraged to design and develop projects that link to other subject areas and have a meaningful real-life context. They are given time to amend and evaluate ideas accordingly.
Impact
We aim to formatively assess children continuously throughout the year, so that they leave us fully equipped to participate successfully in an ever-increasing technological world.