Design & Technology
Design and Technology (D & T) helps to prepare children for a changing world and encourages children to become creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. Through the study of design and technology they combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues. Design and Technology helps all children to become discriminating and informed consumers and potential innovators. It should assist children in developing a greater awareness and understanding of how everyday products are designed and made
The aims of design and technology in our school are
- to develop imaginative thinking in children and to enable them to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making;
- throughout all year groups children are encouraged to talk about how things work, and to draw and model their ideas;
- children enabled to select appropriate tools and techniques for making a product, whilst following safe procedures
- at Laleham we foster enjoyment, satisfaction and purpose in designing and making
Find out what our children have to say about design technology here
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Progression in Design & Technology
Design & Technology Review of the Year (Impact)
Knowledge Organisers
Year 1
Food and Nutrition - Fruit and Vegetables
Structures - Constructing a Windmill
Year 2
Food and Nutrition - A Balanced Diet
Mechanisms - Making a moving monster
Year 3
Digital World - Wearable Technology
Food and Nutrition - Eating Seasonally
Year 4
Electrical Systems - Torches (link to science electricity unit)
Year 5
Food and Nutrition - What could be healthier?
Digital World - Monitoring Devices
Year 6
Electrical Systems - Steady Hand Game (link to science electricity unit)