Design and Technology curriculum statement

Intent

Here at Badsworth C of E Junior and Infant School, it is our intent for everyone to CARE - Prepare - Believe.

As a school we: 

Consider And Respect Everyone, as Jesus taught.

Prepare for a bright future.

Believe we can make a difference.

‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me’

Philippians 4:13

In order for all children to be able to live out our vision, we believe in delivering an engaging, broad and balanced curriculum. At Badsworth C of E Junior and Infant School we aim to provide children with a Design and Technology education that is relevant in our rapidly changing world. We believe that high-quality Design and Technology  lessons will inspire children to think independently, innovatively and develop creative, procedural and technical understanding. We want our children to have experiences of designing, making and evaluating a product using various skills, equipping them with the knowledge they need to become innovative members of society, who believe they can contribute to something good and make a difference.

As their technical knowledge progresses throughout school, they will apply what they have learnt as they work creatively on shared projects. Curriculum links will be made to enhance the learning within a topic. Children should have many practical experiences including using tools suitable for different purposes. 

In addition, they will follow and develop design criteria, as they gain confidence, by researching and incorporating their own ideas. The projects that they complete are based around other areas of the curriculum, helping the children to problem solve in a real context that is relevant to them.

We ensure our children experience different types of food preparation. In doing this we aim to foster a love of cooking in the children, whilst giving them the tools that they require to live a healthy lifestyle based around the principles of good nutrition, preparing them for the future.

Implementation 

At Badsworth C of E Junior and Infant School, we follow the KAPOW scheme of work and have a clear and progressive progression of skills in line with the National Curriculum.  

 The Design and technology National curriculum outlines the three main stages of the design process: design, make and evaluate. Each stage of the design process is underpinned by technical knowledge which encompasses the contextual, historical, and technical understanding required for each strand. Cooking and nutrition* has a separate section, with a focus on specific principles, skills and techniques in food, including where food comes from, diet and seasonality.

We follow the condensed version of the timetable, which covers all the key aims over a shorter time period. Our Progression of skills shows the skills and knowledge that are taught within each year group and how these skills develop to ensure that attainment targets are securely met by the end of each key stage

Through Kapow Primary’s Design and technology scheme, pupils respond to design briefs and scenarios that require consideration of the needs of others, developing their skills in the six key areas. Each of the key areas follows the design process (design, make and evaluate) and has a particular theme and focus from the technical knowledge or cooking and nutrition section of the curriculum. The Kapow Primary scheme is a spiral curriculum, with key areas revisited again and again with increasing complexity, allowing pupils to revisit and build on their previous learning, preparing them for a brighter future in Design and technology.  Lessons incorporate a range of teaching strategies from independent tasks, paired and group work including practical hands-on, computer-based and inventive tasks. This variety means that lessons are engaging and appeal to those with a variety of learning styles. Differentiated guidance is available for every lesson to ensure that lessons can be accessed by all pupils and opportunities to stretch pupils’ learning are available when required.

Impact 

Through Design and Technology sessions and as part of the larger picture of the whole school curriculum provision, all learners will be able to discuss and share ideas confidently and listen to those of their peers respectfully. Children will have a growing interest and understanding of how Design and technology has shaped the world we live in and be able to relate their learning to current designers and inventors and say how their work, ideas and inventions have an impact on their lives.

In relation to Food topics, children will experience food culture from various parts of the globe and make links with how these cultural influences have enriched the cuisine of the UK.

Children will have an awareness of the importance of food hygiene and why it is important to take an interest in food, diet and healthy living.

All learners have experience of what it means to research, create and evaluate during the various design projects that fit with the topics that they have participated in. Children can also use key vocabulary to talk about the projects and explain how the learning has impacted upon their project designs and products with increasing confidence. 

Through photographs, displays and school reward systems, children’s work is celebrated