Design Technology

Curriculum Intent

Through Design and Technology (DT), children at Ponbourne St. Mary’s learn to evaluate, design and make products for specific purposes. They learn to better appreciate the products around them, and the process that goes into designing and making the items they use every day. Children learn key skills, alongside opportunities for creativity and innovation. They learn new techniques and to experiment with different ideas. They take risks and evaluate to refine their ideas and processes. We want our children to love this engaging, fun and practical subject and we hope that, for some of them, they can see a future career in design, engineering and innovation.

Design and Technology in the Early Years

In the Early Years, we want children to have daily opportunities to explore a wide range of creative making opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom. We want them to experiment with different techniques, for example, joining using glue, sellotape, treasury tags etc. Children are also directly taught key skills, including cutting, sewing and cooking.  They have opportunities throughout the week to select appropriate tools and materials and we encourage them to evaluate their work at an age appropriate level.

Curriculum Implementation

At Ponsbourne, our design and technology teaching is based on the expectations of the National Curriculum and plans designed by the Design and technology Association. Each Year, children complete projects following our two-year rolling programme:

Year 5 children attend a Robotics Workshop where they apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their product, and all KS2 children take part in a KNEX Challenge Workshop.

Key skills are outlined, allowing children to make progress in all areas, as they grow through the school. There is a clear process within each topic, where children evaluate existing products, then design and make their own. All products have a purpose and in intended user. Evaluation of their own ideas and process is ongoing, and there is a written evaluation at the end, which encourages children to further develop and refine their techniques.

Curriculum Impact

In design and technology we have identified key assessment milestones for the pupils and assess them against these regularly. We consult the children and use their feedback to refine teaching and learning. Senior leaders and Governors monitor learning, progress and impact in the subject.

Design and technology is a very popular subject. Children enjoy being creative and skills are developed and improved throughout their time with us.

Design Technology

Curriculum Intent

Through Design and Technology (DT), children at Ponbourne St. Mary’s learn to evaluate, design and make products for specific purposes. They learn to better appreciate the products around them, and the process that goes into designing and making the items they use every day. Children learn key skills, alongside opportunities for creativity and innovation. They learn new techniques and to experiment with different ideas. They take risks and evaluate to refine their ideas and processes. We want our children to love this engaging, fun and practical subject and we hope that, for some of them, they can see a future career in design, engineering and innovation.

Design and Technology in the Early Years

In the Early Years, we want children to have daily opportunities to explore a wide range of creative making opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom. We want them to experiment with different techniques, for example, joining using glue, sellotape, treasury tags etc. Children are also directly taught key skills, including cutting, sewing and cooking.  They have opportunities throughout the week to select appropriate tools and materials and we encourage them to evaluate their work at an age appropriate level.

Curriculum Implementation

At Ponsbourne, our design and technology teaching is based on the expectations of the National Curriculum and plans designed by the Design and technology Association. Each Year, children complete projects following our two-year rolling programme:

Year 5 children attend a Robotics Workshop where they apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their product, and all KS2 children take part in a KNEX Challenge Workshop.

Key skills are outlined, allowing children to make progress in all areas, as they grow through the school. There is a clear process within each topic, where children evaluate existing products, then design and make their own. All products have a purpose and in intended user. Evaluation of their own ideas and process is ongoing, and there is a written evaluation at the end, which encourages children to further develop and refine their techniques.

Curriculum Impact

In design and technology we have identified key assessment milestones for the pupils and assess them against these regularly. We consult the children and use their feedback to refine teaching and learning. Senior leaders and Governors monitor learning, progress and impact in the subject.

Design and technology is a very popular subject. Children enjoy being creative and skills are developed and improved throughout their time with us.

Design Technology

Curriculum Intent

Through Design and Technology (DT), children at Ponbourne St. Mary’s learn to evaluate, design and make products for specific purposes. They learn to better appreciate the products around them, and the process that goes into designing and making the items they use every day. Children learn key skills, alongside opportunities for creativity and innovation. They learn new techniques and to experiment with different ideas. They take risks and evaluate to refine their ideas and processes. We want our children to love this engaging, fun and practical subject and we hope that, for some of them, they can see a future career in design, engineering and innovation.

Design and Technology in the Early Years

In the Early Years, we want children to have daily opportunities to explore a wide range of creative making opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom. We want them to experiment with different techniques, for example, joining using glue, sellotape, treasury tags etc. Children are also directly taught key skills, including cutting, sewing and cooking.  They have opportunities throughout the week to select appropriate tools and materials and we encourage them to evaluate their work at an age appropriate level.

Curriculum Implementation

At Ponsbourne, our design and technology teaching is based on the expectations of the National Curriculum and plans designed by the Design and technology Association. Each Year, children complete projects following our two-year rolling programme:

Year 5 children attend a Robotics Workshop where they apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their product, and all KS2 children take part in a KNEX Challenge Workshop.

Key skills are outlined, allowing children to make progress in all areas, as they grow through the school. There is a clear process within each topic, where children evaluate existing products, then design and make their own. All products have a purpose and in intended user. Evaluation of their own ideas and process is ongoing, and there is a written evaluation at the end, which encourages children to further develop and refine their techniques.

Curriculum Impact

In design and technology we have identified key assessment milestones for the pupils and assess them against these regularly. We consult the children and use their feedback to refine teaching and learning. Senior leaders and Governors monitor learning, progress and impact in the subject.

Design and technology is a very popular subject. Children enjoy being creative and skills are developed and improved throughout their time with us.

Design Technology

Curriculum Intent

Through Design and Technology (DT), children at Ponbourne St. Mary’s learn to evaluate, design and make products for specific purposes. They learn to better appreciate the products around them, and the process that goes into designing and making the items they use every day. Children learn key skills, alongside opportunities for creativity and innovation. They learn new techniques and to experiment with different ideas. They take risks and evaluate to refine their ideas and processes. We want our children to love this engaging, fun and practical subject and we hope that, for some of them, they can see a future career in design, engineering and innovation.

Design and Technology in the Early Years

In the Early Years, we want children to have daily opportunities to explore a wide range of creative making opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom. We want them to experiment with different techniques, for example, joining using glue, sellotape, treasury tags etc. Children are also directly taught key skills, including cutting, sewing and cooking.  They have opportunities throughout the week to select appropriate tools and materials and we encourage them to evaluate their work at an age appropriate level.

Curriculum Implementation

At Ponsbourne, our design and technology teaching is based on the expectations of the National Curriculum and plans designed by the Design and technology Association. Each Year, children complete projects following our two-year rolling programme:

Year 5 children attend a Robotics Workshop where they apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their product, and all KS2 children take part in a KNEX Challenge Workshop.

Key skills are outlined, allowing children to make progress in all areas, as they grow through the school. There is a clear process within each topic, where children evaluate existing products, then design and make their own. All products have a purpose and in intended user. Evaluation of their own ideas and process is ongoing, and there is a written evaluation at the end, which encourages children to further develop and refine their techniques.

Curriculum Impact

In design and technology we have identified key assessment milestones for the pupils and assess them against these regularly. We consult the children and use their feedback to refine teaching and learning. Senior leaders and Governors monitor learning, progress and impact in the subject.

Design and technology is a very popular subject. Children enjoy being creative and skills are developed and improved throughout their time with us.