At Plympton St Mary Infants and Old Priory Junior Academy (St. Mary’s Priory Schools), we have planned our Design and Technology (D&T) curriculum with the intent that our children will gain an enjoyable experience of D&T and one which systematically improves their knowledge, skill and understanding in the subject. We aim for children to gain a practical understanding of the world around them, aware of how design and manufacture influences their lives and become resilient, independent, creative thinkers, technically proficient at the taught content, and have a good understanding of the need for high level finish.
Our school uses ‘Projects on a Page’ by the Design and Technology Association and we aim that in all projects, children are enabled to become increasingly mature in their consideration of:
We will deliver a curriculum that:
The D & T Subject Leader leads and oversees the subject, to promote continuous improvement by leading a regular programme of monitoring, evaluation review and sharing of good practice, as well as undertaking regular self-improvement and development activities. The curriculum incorporates the statutory requirements of the Design and Technology programmes of study and other experiences and opportunities which best meet the learning and developmental needs of the children in our school in the following ways:
Design and Technology sits within the areas of Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design. From an early age, the children at St. Mary’ C of E Infant School learn to develop and make sense of their physical world through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about technology. They will do this through projects as well as experimenting with different materials. The process and development of skills is valued equally to the final product and a balance of opportunities for children to explore process and not focus solely on final products are given to ensure a clear development of skills across the year. All our learning opportunities are designed to develop children’s interests and to build upon these with exciting and enjoyable learning experiences.
The Design and Technology curriculum will: