The national curriculum for design and technology highlights three key stages of the design process: design, make, and evaluate. Each stage is supported by technical knowledge, which includes the contextual, historical, and technical understanding needed for each strand. Additionally, Cooking and Nutrition is addressed separately, focusing on specific principles such as skills and techniques related to food preparation. The national curriculum organizes the attainment targets for design and technology into five strands: Each of our key areas follow the design process (design, make and evaluate) and interconnect with the main drivers on the current terms learning. Our scheme of work provides a clear progression of skills and knowledge within these five strands, tailored to each year group. It is carefully mapped to demonstrate which units address the national curriculum's attainment targets and each strand. This progression outlines the skills taught at each stage, showing how they build over time to ensure that pupils confidently meet attainment targets by the end of each key stage. Pupils engage with design briefs and scenarios that encourage them to consider the needs of others, fostering skill development in six key areas: Lessons incorporate a range of teaching strategies from independent task, pair and group work including practical hands-on, computer-based and inventive tasks. This variety means that lessons are engaging and appeal to those with a variety of learning styles and to help the pupils 'remember more'. Differentiation is considered to ensure that lessons can be accessed by all pupils and opportunities to stretch pupil’s learning are available when required. Knowledge organisers for each unit support pupils in building a foundation of factual knowledge by encouraging recall of key facts and vocabulary. Design and Technology (DT) has strong curricular links to subjects such as science, computing, and art, allowing pupils to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the concepts they have explored. The impact of Design and Technology at Park Spring is monitored through formative and summative assessment opportunities. We have super 6 questions for each topic in addition to pre / post assessments that are used at the start / end of the unit. By the end of Year 6, pupils should leave Park Spring with a diverse set of skills that empower them to be innovative and resourceful thinkers in a new and developing world.
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