Subject Leader
Mrs L Longden and Miss C Taylor
Governor Leader
Mrs E Oliver
Mrs L Longden and Miss C Taylor
Governor Leader
Mrs E Oliver
Subject aims:
We aim to provide pupils with the knowledge and skills needed to develop the creative and practical expertise needed to complete a wide range of tasks and challenges. We aim to provide pupils with a thorough understanding of design and technology: in the world today, through history exploring innovation and design through time and in relation to possibilities for the future. Pupils will have the opportunity to plan, make and evaluate their own work. All pupils will engage in high quality lessons learning about food technology, nutrition and cookery. Staff have a clear understanding of the progression of knowledge, skills and vocabulary needed to challenge all pupils as appropriate to their age and stage of learning. Where appropriate we encourage pupils to make conceptual links across the curriculum. Projects are set within meaningful cross- curriculum contexts in order to give activities and projects a clear purpose. We encourage aspiration and make it clear to pupils that careers in design, food technology and engineering are tangible options for them to consider.
The aims for art from the National Curriculum are fully embedded into our provision to ensure that all pupils:
- develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world
- build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users
- critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others
- understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.
How is the subject taught?
Lessons my be taught weekly, developed through termly projects or blocked during our annual Science and Technology week. Please refer to Design & Technology Overview for specific details for each year group and class.
How is the subject assessed?
Assessment for learning takes place in lessons through questioning, discussion, target setting and evaluation. Pupils are given regular opportunities to reflect on their own work and set themselves targets. Teachers use school tracking and assessment documents to record each pupils progress. this is reported to parents on annual reports and throughout the year during parent, pupil and teacher meetings.
Coverage across year groups
Please refer to Design & Technology Overview for specific details in relation to coverage and progression through school.
We aim to provide pupils with the knowledge and skills needed to develop the creative and practical expertise needed to complete a wide range of tasks and challenges. We aim to provide pupils with a thorough understanding of design and technology: in the world today, through history exploring innovation and design through time and in relation to possibilities for the future. Pupils will have the opportunity to plan, make and evaluate their own work. All pupils will engage in high quality lessons learning about food technology, nutrition and cookery. Staff have a clear understanding of the progression of knowledge, skills and vocabulary needed to challenge all pupils as appropriate to their age and stage of learning. Where appropriate we encourage pupils to make conceptual links across the curriculum. Projects are set within meaningful cross- curriculum contexts in order to give activities and projects a clear purpose. We encourage aspiration and make it clear to pupils that careers in design, food technology and engineering are tangible options for them to consider.
The aims for art from the National Curriculum are fully embedded into our provision to ensure that all pupils:
- develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world
- build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users
- critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others
- understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.
How is the subject taught?
Lessons my be taught weekly, developed through termly projects or blocked during our annual Science and Technology week. Please refer to Design & Technology Overview for specific details for each year group and class.
How is the subject assessed?
Assessment for learning takes place in lessons through questioning, discussion, target setting and evaluation. Pupils are given regular opportunities to reflect on their own work and set themselves targets. Teachers use school tracking and assessment documents to record each pupils progress. this is reported to parents on annual reports and throughout the year during parent, pupil and teacher meetings.
Coverage across year groups
Please refer to Design & Technology Overview for specific details in relation to coverage and progression through school.
CURRENT SUBJECT INFORMATION RELATING TO COVID-19 AND REOPENING OF SCHOOLS (SEPTEMBER 2020) FOLLOWING PARTIAL SCHOOL CLOSURES.
Since returning to school in September following partial school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been working hard to identify the areas of learning individual pupils may need to catch up on. As always, we are making core subjects the priority - particularly the basic skills of numeracy and literacy. However here at Wombwell Park Street, we are passionate about our broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum offer and feel now more than ever pupils need the opportunity to engage in a wide range of learning opportunities. Children will be accessing the full range of curriculum subjects this year. During the autumn and spring term subject leaders will be prioritising the key learning objectives and vocabulary to be covered in each subject. Class teachers will plan a range of integrated projects and lessons to ensure that all subjects are covered each term although there may be some reduction in frequency and objectives in the foundation subjects to allow pupils to catch up missed learning in the core subjects. By no later than summer term 2021 we are planning to be teaching the full range of subjects in their entirety as detailed in our comprehensive subject overviews. If you wish to discuss our current curriculum provision further do not hesitate to contact school and Mrs Longden Deputy Head can provide further information. Should you need any further information relating to provision in Design and Technology, Miss Taylor and Mrs Longden will be happy to answer any questions.
Click on the document link below to view the full subject overview for Design & Technology
| DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT OVERVIEW |
Brief overview of Design & Technology
Subject Policy
Location
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Contact UsMailing address:
Wombwell Park Street Primary School, Park Street, Barnsley, S73 0HS Telephone: 01226 752029 Email: parkstreet@ecmtrust.co.uk General Enquiries: Office staff will be happy to assist you with any enquiries and direct you to the relevant staff as necessary. Our Leadership team will always be happy to help, as will our Parent Support Advisor Carol Hitchens. If you require a paper copy of any of the information found on our website we will be happy to provide you with this free of charge upon request, Please contact a member of our office staff who will be more than willing to help. |
