Design Technology

At Moor Row Primary School we recognise that Design and Technology prepares children to take part in the development of today’s rapidly changing world. This subject encourages children to become independent and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. In turn, creative thinking encourages children to make positive changes to their quality of life. It also enables them to identify needs and opportunities and to respond by developing ideas and eventually making products and systems. Through the study of Design and Technology they combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues, as well as functions and industrial practices with links to the context of the local area. This allows them to reflect on and evaluate present and past Design and Technology, its uses and its impacts.

In the Early Years Foundation Stage, we provide children with a range of materials to construct with, encourage them to think about and discuss what they want to make, discuss problems and how they might be solved as they arise. Staff reflect with children on how they have achieved their aims and teach children different techniques for joining materials. Our Design and Technology curriculum from Year 1 to Year 6 provides a clear and comprehensive scheme of work using the PlanBee scheme that shows progression of skills across all key stages within the strands of Design and Technology and provides both support and challenge for learners. We use the Phunky Foods programme within our curriculum to give children opportunities to develop their preparing, making and cooking skills.