Technologies

The technologies framework provides a range of different contexts for learning, including the themes across learning; 

learning for sustainability, global citizenship, enterprise, that draw on important aspects of everyday life and work. 

The framework develops knowledge, skills, attributes and capabilities around 13 key concepts/significant aspects of learning in the technologies.  

• Awareness of technological developments (Past, Present and Future), including how they work.  

• Impact, contribution, and relationship of technologies on business, the economy, politics, and the environment.  

• Using digital products and services in a variety of contexts to achieve a purposeful outcome  

• Searching, processing and managing information responsibly  

• Cyber resilience and internet safety  

• Understanding the world through computational thinking  

• Understanding and analysing computing technology  

• Designing, building and testing computing solutions  

• Food and textile technologies  

• Designing & constructing models/products 

•  Exploring uses of materials  

• Representing ideas, concepts and products through a variety of graphic media  

• Application of Engineering 

Within each of the key concepts/significant aspects of learning learners will develop and demonstrates  knowledge and understanding of the key concepts in the technologies  curiosity, exploration and problem solving skills  

• planning and organisational skills in a range of contexts  

• creativity and innovation  skills in using tools, equipment, software, graphic media and materials  skills in collaborating, leading and interacting with others  

• critical thinking through exploration and discovery within a range of learning contexts  discussion and debate  

• searching and retrieving information to inform thinking within diverse learning contexts  

• making connections between specialist skills developed within learning and skills for work  

• evaluating products, systems and services  presentation and communication skills.  awareness of sustainability