Impact

We ensure 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 prototypes and products for a wide range of users and critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others
• understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to prepare and cook food.

Children will design and make a range of products. A good quality finish appropriate to each pupil’s age and relative ability will be expected in all design activities.

Children learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world. They will grow to appreciate that high-quality design and technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation.

Above all, we aim to ensure that pupils develop a rich learning experience and an enjoyment for the subject of Design & Technology.

Assessment of children's learning in Design Technology is an ongoing monitoring of children's understanding, knowledge and skills by the class teacher, throughout lessons. This assessment is then used to inform differentiation, support and challenge required by the children.
Class teachers conduct summative assessment termly across each year group of the school to inform the subject leader of progress or skills and knowledge still to be embedded.
Design Technology is also monitored by the subject leader through a cyclical process in accordance with the school’s improvement planning in the form of monitoring of planning, lesson observations, looking at outcomes and pupil interviews to discuss their learning and understanding and establish the impact of the teaching taking place.

EYFS pupils' progress and attainment is tracked using the Early Excellence Assessment tracker system, telling us whether each individual child is below expected, at expected or above expected attainment for their age.