Intent

At Pinfold Street Primary, children develop their skills and knowledge in design, structures, mechanisms, textiles and electrical systems with a range of materials, including food. Pupils work individually and as part of a team, utilising their creativity and imagination to overcome real problems. Children work in a cross curricular manner, drawing on their knowledge of other subjects such as mathematics, science, art and computing to confidently design, make, evaluate and improve. Pupils have the opportunity to evaluate real-life products in an endeavour to assess their effectiveness and offer possible improvements. Through their work, children also have the opportunity to research the work of notable designers and inventors to enthuse them when creating their own ideas and designs. 

 

Implementation

At Pinfold Street Primary, we introduce and teach set skills and knowledge at the start of a phase and build on them in the sequential year.

We offer:

• Three units of DT (taught week by week or as a block depending on the skills involved and time needed)

• Units in each year group based on: Mechanisms, Food, Structures, Textiles or Electrical Systems

• Coverage of Design Technology specific skills across the curriculum

• Design, make and evaluate process, including use of technical knowledge.

 

Impact

At Pinfold Street Primary, we support the children to develop their skills and knowledge in all areas of Design and Technology, including working with and handling food. Lessons are planned to ensure that children develop their skills and knowledge in design, structures, mechanisms, electrical systems, textiles and food. Pupils develop the ability to evaluate their own and other people’s products as well as how to take risks safely whilst working in design and technology. Through our curriculum, children’s critical skills, creativity and imagination are encouraged and celebrated. Design and Technology at Pinfold Street Primary works in conjunction with the key principles of Building Learning Power (BLP) and Skills Builder to ensure that our pupils are Prepared for Life.