Design Technology

Intent

At Knavesmire, we aim to provide children with a high-quality education in Design Technology, which equips them to become skillful creators, designers and reflective evaluators. Design technology is essential to our lives: we firmly believe that children must be taught the fundamental skills, knowledge and understanding relating to; cooking, structures, textiles, mechanisms and the digital world in order to support them in their ever changing world. 

Within our Design Technology approach, we teach our children to respect others through collaborative group work in addition to learning new skills. Children have the opportunity to design, invent and create in a range of design technology lessons, providing them with the opportunities to express and showcase their talents. We aim to instil a passion for Design Technology that will last a lifetime. Naturally, Design Technology challenges our children, through its progression of skills and techniques throughout their primary journey.  

Children become proficient in their Design Technology techniques by building on prior knowledge and skills. Children’s work demonstrates the progression of skills and techniques throughout the various key stages. 

Impact

Design and Technology allows pupils to combine practical, creative and reflective skills allowing them to become discriminating and informed consumers and innovators.

Implementation

Our Design and Technology Policy

You can read our DRAFT KPS Design and Technology Policy here.

KPS DT – Key knowledge & skills progression