Design & Technology
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY AIMS
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Design Technology gives pupils the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing and making functional products.
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Through design technology, pupils develop creative vision, technical vocabulary and practical skills.
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In design technology, pupils learn to critique, evaluate and test their own ideas and products and the work of others.
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Design Technology develops pupils’ understanding of products and their intended users.
WHY IS DESIGN TECHNOLOGY IMPORTANT?
Design Technology helps us to develop as reflective learners, as we work through the design process.
Through design technology, we are able to work collaboratively to solve problems and find solutions, teaching us to deal with uncertainty whilst developing communication, organisational and other practical life skills.
In design technology, we learn to appreciate the needs of others, the built environment and the likely impact of future technologies.
WHEN IS DESIGN TECHNOLOGY TAUGHT?
Design Technology is taught both discretely (Focused Tasks / Design, Make, Evaluate Assignments) and through thematic units. The overview maps out which thematic units feature this subject. Focused tasks are planned in across each phase.
Subject Lead: Miss Ross JRoss@grf.unity-ed.uk
design technology curriculum