DT Intent Statement and Progression Map

Design Technology Intent Statement

At Hipsburn Primary we aim to nurture children’s creative, innovative, and imaginative thinking through a broad range of inspiring, practical Design and Technology projects. Children will have opportunities to work both independently and collaboratively, to design and make products for a range of purposes and audiences. Children will spend time evaluating past and present examples of design and technology and develop an understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world. In turn, children will become more receptive and observant of their surroundings and we hope to inspire children to go on to design and make products to impact positively on future generations. This subject has strong links to Science, Art, and Mathematics and is embedded into the topic based style of teaching throughout the school.

 

Our aim is for children to become fluent and confident in the designing, making and evaluating process whilst developing their technical knowledge. Children will have opportunities to:

 

  • Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria.
  • Select from and use a wide range of tools, equipment, materials and components to perform practical tasks.
  • Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.
  • Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.
  • Apply their understanding of computing to program, monitor and control their products.
  • Investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
  • Explore, understand and use mechanical and electrical systems.
  • To develop an awareness of the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes.
  •  Understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.

 Children also have opportunities to participate extra-curricular activities such as Lego club and Cookery club. In our cookery clubs where they have access to the school kitchen to prepare and cook dishes. Children also have the opportunity to help cultivate the outdoor garden where we grow a range of fruit and vegetables.