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DT Statement of Intent
At Cottingley Primary Academy, our Design and Technology curriculum is ambitious, well-structured, and inclusive. It builds vocabulary, technical knowledge, and practical skills sequentially, helping children expand on their experiences by designing, making, and evaluating products that solve real-world problems. We provide high-quality teaching to ensure engaging, hands-on learning experiences that develop creativity and technical expertise. Technology and oracy are integrated to enhance children’s skills in designing and problem-solving. We inspire curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and empower students to see themselves as designers and innovators who can make a difference in the world they live in.
DT Sequence of Learning
Our DT Curriculum
We want all children at Cottingley Primary Academy to leave year 6 with an appreciation, enjoyment and love for Design and Technology. We want children to develop the skills and knowledge they need to confidently design and create practical solutions to real-life problems. Children should leave for secondary school having a secure subject specific vocabulary so they are able to articulate their thoughts and ideas - including being able to critique their creative process, identifying successes and challenges.
Our curriculum is underpinned by the Kapow scheme of learning.
Through our Design and Technology curriculum we aim to teach discrete skills through our mechanisms and mechanical systems, cooking and nutrition, structures, textiles, digital world and electrical systems units. We provide children with the opportunity to apply their skills through other units linked to the wider curriculum.
Through each unit children are taught:
Designing - taking inspiration from a range of existing products, making plans and material choices.
Making - using skills such as; joining, reinforcing, building, creating and assembling.
Evaluating - critiquing their own work and that of others.
Technical knowledge - understanding systems, naming products and materials and learning techniques.
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