Design and Technology
ision
'Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design'
Stephen Gardiner
Design and Technology is an inspiring and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems, within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. At Throston Primary School, we provide opportunities for children to take risks, become resourceful and solve problems. Pupils are taught to design, make and evaluate using an iterative process. They develop their subject knowledge and links with maths, science, computing and art and develop a critical understanding of the impact of design and technology on their daily life and the wider world.
By the time our children leave us to transfer to secondary school, they will:
- develop knowledge and skills to design and make products for a range of users including how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures; understand and use mechanical and electrical systems in their products and use computing to program, monitor and control their products
- evaluate and test their own ideas and products
- understand how to cook using a range of cooking techniques and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet
Long Term plan
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 1 | Food – Preparing fruit | Mechanisms – Wheels and axles | Textiles – Templates and joining |
| Year 2 | Mechanisms – Sliders and Levers | Structures – Free Standing Structures | Food – preparing vegetables |
| Year 3 | Mechanisms – Pneumatics | Electrical Systems – Simple programming and control | Structures – Shell Structures |
| Year 4 | Electrical Systems – Simple circuits and switches | Food – Healthy and varied diet | Textiles – 2d shape to 3d product |
| Year 5 | Food – celebrating seasonality | Structures – Frame structures | Mechanisms - Cams |
| Year 6 | Textiles – combining different fabric | Electrical systems – monitoring and control (Crumble) | Food – Celebrating culture |
Below you will find key documents relating to our design and technology curriculum. If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact our subject lead, Miss Moody.
