Design and Technology

Design Technology at Orchard Primary School

Design and Technology is an inspiring and practical subject. Through Design Technology, we encourage children to learn to think and intervene creatively to solve problems both as individuals and as members of a team. At Orchard Primary School, we encourage children to use their creativity and imagination, to design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. We provide pupils with the opportunities to design and make products with a purpose in mind.

At Orchard Primary, there is a focus on developing language which enables children to fully express their ideas with the use of subject specific vocabulary; children are able to critique and evaluate both their own and the work of others. Children learn to take risks, be reflective, innovative, enterprising and resilient. Through the evaluation of past and present technology, they can reflect upon the impact of Design Technology on everyday life and the wider world. We want children to be inspired to be designers, chefs, engineers, animators and architects of the future.

DT Curriculum Planning Overview

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Reception	Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials	Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials	Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials	Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials	Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials	Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials
Year 1	Castles	Textiles (Christmas Decorations)	Rockets	Clay - Farm animals	Royal Crowns	Food Nutrition (Rainbow Salads / Fruit Kebabs)
Year 2	Making Pirate Ships / Cannons	Sculptures / Modelling – Clay	Food Nutrition – Victorian Treats Construction – Victorian Toys	Food Nutrition	Setting up an Allotment – food produce and harvest	Construction – Sea Defences
Year 3	Food Nutrition / Stone Age Bread Rolls, Fruit Muffins	Volcano Models (mouldable materials) Pop-up Christmas Cards	Mouldable Materials (Canopic Jars) / Egyptian Jewellery	Stiff/Flexible Materials (Construction)	Photography Project	Textiles – Puppets
Year 4	Food Nutrition	Roman Shields	Textiles Poisonous Dart Frogs	Royal DT	European Food	Woodwork Trains
Year 5	Cooking – Nutrition / Food (Greek links) / Clay Work – Materials	Sewing Textiles / Making Christmas Decorations	Making a Moving Boat Scene	Cooking and Nutrition / Food Inspired by Oceania	Constructing a Mayan Temple	Green Intervention Enterprise
Year 6	Plan and Create an Earthquake-proof Building	Make Anderson Shelters	Brazil food Carnival costume making	Food Hygiene	Making a Globe Theatre Model