DT
DT KS1 Curriculum Road Map.pdfDT KS2 Curriculum Road Map.pdfKey Stage One Pupils:
"I enjoy learning about food and how to make different types of food safely."
Key Stage Two Pupil:
"So far this year, my favourite thing has been woodwork skills - I think I got much better and more accurate with my woodwork."
Key Stage Two Pupil:
"I really liked making a picture frame - we had to measure, cut and stick to make our designs. "
DT intent:
At Hartley Primary Academy, our intention in teaching Design and Technology through the philosophy of the IB and the Primary Years Programme (PYP) is that all of our pupils become internationally-minded people whose enhanced understanding of design and the technological world can facilitate our shared guardianship of the planet and create a better world. We encourage pupils to take part in the rapidly changing world where Design and Technology encourages children to become creative problem-solvers and inquirers, both as individuals and as part of a group. Through the study of Design and Technology, children combine practical skills and knowledge with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues. This allows them to reflect on the making process as well as evaluating designs, products and technology and its impact. Through our PYP framework and transdisciplinary themes, we aim for children to be able to achieve the following skills by the time they leave Hartley Primary Academy:
To provide purposeful and practical learning experiences that derive from real and relevant problems.
To encourage pupils to become problem solvers and risk takers in order to produce innovative ideas through design and outcome.
To provide opportunities for pupils to become resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable global citizens.
To provide pupils to learn life skills and apply these skills to ‘hands om’ situations in a purposeful context.
DT implementation:
Design and technology is taught through six transdisciplinary themes of the Primary Years Programme and draws upon and develops the children’s knowledge of Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Computing and Art. The implementation of the Design and Technology curriculum at Hartley Primary Academy is supported through the use of a knowledge and skills document to ensure progression in the acquisition of skills across year groups. As pupils progress through the school, they develop, plan and communicate ideas whilst acquiring knowledge and understanding of materials and processes to real life contexts. Pupils are provided with opportunities to work with a range of tools, equipment, materials and components to make quality products. At Hartley Primary Academy, we teach pupils to use tools and equipment safely as well as insisting on good practice of food hygiene and preparation. Children evaluate processes and products as well as taking inspiration from design and technology throughout history. Pupils appreciate the design process and technological advances that have influenced the products we use in everyday life.
DT impact:
By the time pupils leave Hartley Primary Academy we want to prepare them to take part in the rapidly-changing world. Pupils will become creative problem-solvers, where they are keen to take risks both as individuals and as part of a group. Through the study of Design and Technology pupils combine an enjoyment of practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues. This allows them to reflect on and evaluate designs and technology and the impact. As designers of the future they will have developed skills and attributes that they can apply to other aspects of their learning, beyond school and into future endeavours
