Design and Technology
Early Years Foundation Stage – Expressive Arts and Design
The educational programme for expressive arts and design, set out in the EYFS Framework, is delivered in our preschool and reception classes in line with the Extend Reception Curriculum
Key Stage 1 and 2 – Design Technology
We follow the National Curriculum. In Year 1, we teach design and technology in line with our multi-academy trust’s ‘Extend Early Curriculum.’ We follow the Kapow Scheme of Work to teach design and technology in Year 2-6/
We alternate teaching design technology with teaching art and design on a half termly basis.
Cycle A
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Year |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
T6 |
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Year 1 |
Developing cutting and joining skills Selecting seasonal vegetables to make soup |
Using cutting and joining skills to make rockets, poppies and Christmas decorations Building habitable structures |
Evaluating existing products Building a waterproof bird hide Developing cooking skills - making Scottish biscuits |
Using folding skills to make flip books Generating ideas and designs for alternative uses for toilet roll tubes |
Generate ideas and designing menus and sandwiches for a celebratory picnic Exploring and applying the mechanism of a slider to make an interactive page for a book |
Evaluating boat design for strength and stability Apply knowledge to design and build a small boat for water play. Generate ideas, design and make objects from recycled materials |
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Year 2 |
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Cooking and Nutrition: Balanced Diet |
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Structures: Baby Bear’s Chair |
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Textiles Pouches |
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Year 3/4 |
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Mechanical Systems: Pnuematic Toys (Option 1) |
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Cooking and Nutrition: Adapting a Recipe |
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Structures Constructing a Castle |
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Year 5/6 |
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Electrical Systems: Steady Hand Game |
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Structure: Bridges |
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Digital World: Navigating the World |
Cycle B
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Year |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
T6 |
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Year 2 |
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Cooking and Nutrition: Balanced Diet |
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Structures: Baby Bear’s Chair |
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Textiles Pouches |
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Year 3/4 |
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Structures: Pavillions |
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Textiles Fastening |
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Electrical Systems Torches |
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Year 5/6 |
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Structure: Playground |
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Mechanical Systems: Creating a Pop-Up Book |
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Cooking and Nutrition: Developing a Recipe |
