Design and Technology

• To allow children to develop skills and understanding of techniques, and to put them into real life contexts.
• Give children a strong understanding of the importance of following instructions to be safe.
• For adults to make links when developing DT skills, to real life, and for children to understand the importance and relevance of these life skills..
• To support children to understand the uses and implications of design and food technology, today and in the future.
• To nurture independence and encourage children to ask questions about the world they live in.

Implementation:

• The National Curriculum for art is taught to all year groups.
• A clear progression in knowledge, skills and vocabulary is taught throughout the school starting at Early Years through to year 6 to ensure connections are clear, coverage is met and the sequence builds on skills as children progress through school.
•  Sequencing of lessons allows for children to connect previously taught knowledge from across the curriculum to new learning in order to help make connections and understand new learning.
• Trio Time is used to retrieve and reinforce previously taught knowledge in order to consolidate prior learning. It also used as a strategy to assess knowledge.
• Key vocabulary is shared and discussed at the start of each lesson and revisited in future lessons.
• There are planned practical opportunities to develop skills.
• Children gain skills in safe use of tools though progressive planning of Forest school curriculum.
• Teachers assess and adapt teaching for all groups of learners, specifically providing extra targeted support and challenge for SEND, pupil premium and our most vulnerable children.
• Children have opportunities to reflect on previous learning, build on prior knowledge and link ideas together.
• Specialist vocabulary is taught and built upon and effective questioning to communicate ideas is encouraged.

The intended impact of our DT approach is that:

• Children will develop skills with tools and have opportunities to put them in real life contexts.
• Children will be able to question ideas, draw on experience and reflect on knowledge.
• Pupils will make links across various curriculum areas and use their knowledge and skills to enhance work in other areas and solve real life problems independently.
• Children talk positively about their learning in DT.