Our DT curriculum is designed to develop the children’s appreciation of D&T whilst developing skills and confidence to explore ideas throughout the curriculum by creating links between current knowledge and vocabulary by deepening their knowledge and understanding of D&T.
Links across the curriculum
• Links to Art through artists influence upon design and technology. • Close links between DT and Science with scientific concepts and skills underpinning our project led approach. E.g. forces/ leavers and pulls. • Maths is used a as driver to show progression of skills and how the children can make accurate end products using measurement, capacity and length as a tool. • Through having strong links to Art it enables the children to have realistic and accurate plans and designs.
Big Ideas
Be equipped with tools and materials • To be inventive • To be given time to plan, make and evaluate their own work and others. • Become a creator – taking part in designing and creating their own creations. • To be informed and inspired by great architects and designers. •
Retrieval Practice
• . Knowledge, skills and vocabulary identified • Low stakes quizzing to develop long term memory. • Deepening knowledge initiative allows for retrieval of theme based knowledge and learning beyond this. • Key concepts are revisited • Vertical and horizontal links across the curriculum supported by shared understanding of retrieval practice strategies.
DT at YPS Content and Sequencing
The subject draws on the knowledge and understanding of a wide range of other subjects with a focus on specific skills being taught using a range of materials. Pupils are encouraged to produce a plan for their design and consider variations, create a product and test and evaluate it. The skills/knowledge are identified and developmental. Areas developed are: Design Evaluation Creating Structural understanding Key vocabulary Wider knowledge of sculptors, architects and artists
Outcomes
We have developed an Enquiry based curriculum therefore we approach topics via questions to secure interest and allow for creative thinking/learning: Our approach across school is that topic work is thematic and supports skills around English and Maths particularly. Pupils can also acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as science, engineering, computing and art.
Inclusion.
Everyone has access to the DT National Curriculum. Support is provided for those learners who require it, including physical adaptations. Some learners access additional art based experiences as part of a support offer around their needs.