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DT Overview

At Greasbrough Primary school we believe that a high-quality Design and Technology education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of design and technology. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

What DT looks like in our school….

Our Design Technology curriculum covers 5 key strands: Food, Textiles, Construction and Materials, Mechanisms and Electronics.  These are carefully planned out for different year groups to ensure coverage and opportunities to revisit to consolidate learning, knowing more and remembering more.

  • In the Early Years, children will be given the opportunity to explore colour, texture, shape and form in two and three dimensions. The children will have access to a wide range of constructions, collage, painting and drawing activities, using appropriate tools and art materials. In order to tap their artistic potential, the children will be encouraged to develop their own creative ideas.
  • In Key Stage 1, DT is about expanding children’s creativity and imagination through providing design and technology activities relating to the children’s own identity and experiences, to natural and manufactured objects and materials with which they are familiar, and the locality in which they live. Children will explore the visual, tactile and sensory qualities of materials and processes and begin to understand and use colour, shape and space, pattern and texture, to represent their own ideas and feelings. Children will focus on the work of craftspeople and designers by asking and answering questions, such as: ‘What is it like?’ ‘What do I think about it?’
  • In Key Stage 2, children learn to master the skills and techniques acquired in KS1 and learn to become more critical of their own work, discussing how they could improve and refine their work. Design and Technology is about fostering children’s creativity and imagination by building on their knowledge, skills and understanding of materials and processes, through providing more complex activities. Children’s experiences help them to understand the diverse roles and functions of Design and Technology in the world around them.