Key strengths:
Broad curriculum and learning opportunities.
Positive pupil feedback and enjoyment of lessons.
Curriculum coverage is effective and teachers follow teh design, make and evaulate approach
Key Areas for Development:
Allow the subject more visibility by teaching once a week and once a term, which will give the pupils time to reflect on their design and makes.
EQUIP - ensure pupils have access to the equipment they need to achieve and make good products
Continue to develop equipment and do so in a safe and habitual way that allows easy access to tools for making, construction (woodwork), cooking and textiles
Assessment Data Headlines
Data from 2022/23 assessment suggests:
Year 3 and Year 4 - 95%+ at ARE or above
Year 5 85% at ARE or above
There is a trend for the level of progress to descrease in upper key stage (year 5 and 6)
Surveys Headlines
2022/23 children's curriculum survey
-173 pupils rate DT 5 out of 5. This is the second highest rating all out of all subjects
DT is my favourite "beacuse i like to be creative"
Learning Walks
Evidence collected from planning, book looks suggests Teachers using new curriculum map ensuring desing, make and evaulating is happening.
Evidence of learning 2022 2023
collected evidence from website suggests new curriculum progression map is being followed and coverage of National curriculum is being achieved.
Pupil Book Study
Evidence collected for DT working wall shows:
Year 3 Measure, mark and/or cut and shape materials accurately and safely. picture frames show this
Year 4 assemble, cut, combine and cook ingredients carefully . Biscuits show this
Evidence from the website provides good evidence of DT curriiculum coverage and it is of a good standard as set out in the curriculum progression map