Little Hoole Primary School

Design & Technology

Our Design & Technology Champion: Mrs. Connelly

Starting with the requirements from the National Curriculum, our Design & Technology curriculum uses the fantastic Kapow scheme of work which helps teachers to ensure they are providing opportunities that move children on in their learning in Design & Technology throughout our school. Our curriculum enables children to learn and experience different projects, using different tools and techniques enabling them to 'Believe, Grow & Achieve.' We aim for the children to plan their work, make their own choices about how their designs might look and to always consider who they are creating their work for, helping our children with the things they need to move them on to the next step. As you will see from the overview below, our DT curriculum is weighted towards Cooking & Nutrition, with children having experiences of this in every year group. This is as a result of parent/carer feedback and our determination for children to grow up knowing what healthy lifestyles and choices look like.

As a result of the units chosen, topics can be carried out in any order during a school year. This enables teachers to match the teaching and learning with that of a similar topic in another subject area.

Our Design & Technology Whole School Overview

Year Group	Topic 1	Topic 2	Topic 3
Rec	In Reception the curriculum is based on an active learning approach that allows children to explore and develop their skills through continuous provision. Early Learning Goals: Expressive Art and Design - Children safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. Expressive Art and Design - Children represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology Physical Development - Children handle equipment and tools effectively Across the course of the year, the skills they will learn are:
	Explore building materials and combining materials Exploring colour mixing Construction & Design	Junk modelling Evaluating and labelling designs Joining methods Vocabulary relevant (using to reflect on methods) Woodwork - bug hotel	Designing and planning Cutting, chopping, grating techniques Cooking using appropriate safety tools Making recipes and instructions for cooking
Year 1	Food - Cooking & Nutrition Smoothies	Mechanisms - Leavers & Sliders 'Making a Moving Story' or 'Making a Moving Monster'	Structures 'Baby Bear's Chair' or Constructing a Windmill'
Year 2	Food - Cooking & Nutrition Balanced Diet	Mechanisms - Wheels & Axels 'Fairground Wheel' or 'Wheels & Axels'	Textiles 'Puppets' or 'Pouches'
Year 3	Food - Cooking & Nutrition Eating Seasonally	Mechanisms - Mechanical Systems 'Pneumatic Toys' or 'Making a Slingshot''	Structures 'Pavilions' or 'Constructing a Castle'
Year 4	Food - Cooking & Nutrition Adapting a Recipe	Mechanisms - Electrical Systems 'Torches' or 'Electric Poster'	Textiles 'Cross-stich and Applique' or 'Fastening'
Year 5	Food - Cooking & Nutrition Developing a Recipe	Mechanisms - Mechanical Systems 'Mechanical Systems' or Automata Toys'	Structures 'Bridges' or 'Playgrounds'
Year 6	Food - Cooking & Nutrition Come Dine with Me	Mechanisms - Electrical Systems inc IT 'Doodlers' or Steady Hand Game'	Textiles 'Waistcoats' or 'Stuffed Toys'