DT
Design and technology prepares children to take part in the development of tomorrow’s rapidly changing world. Creative thinking encourages children to make positive changes to their quality of life. The subject encourages children to become autonomous and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. It enables them to identify needs and opportunities and to respond by developing ideas and eventually making products and systems. Through the study of design and technology they combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues, as well as functions and industrial practices. This allows them to reflect on and evaluate present and past design and technology, its uses and its impacts. Design and technology helps all children to become discriminating and informed consumers and potential innovators.
The aims of Design and Technology teaching are:
- to develop imaginative thinking in children and to enable them to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making;
- to enable children to talk about how things work, and to draw and model their ideas;
- to encourage children to select appropriate tools and techniques for making a product, whilst following safe procedures;
- to explore attitudes towards the made world and how we live and work within it;
- to develop an understanding of technological processes, products, and their manufacture, and their contribution to our society;
- to foster enjoyment, satisfaction and purpose in designing and making.
The school uses a variety of teaching and learning styles in design and technology lessons. The principal aim is to develop children’s knowledge, skills and understanding in design and technology. Teachers ensure that the children apply their knowledge and understanding when developing ideas, planning and making products and then evaluating them. We do this through a mixture of whole-class teaching and individual/group activities. Within lessons, we give children the opportunity both to work on their own and to collaborate with others, listening to other children’s ideas and treating these with respect. Children critically evaluate existing products, their own work and that of others. They have the opportunity to use a wide range of materials and resources, including ICT.
December 2024
Year One have been learning about Mechanism during their DT lessons. They have been finding out about levers and linkages and how they can make parts move. They linked their work to the Christmas festival. All the children develop their designing, making and evaluation skills. Below are a few of the amazing creations. Well done year one!
December 2024
Year 5 have been working very hard in their DT lessons. They had to research, design and creating their own bridges. They worked in teams to solve problems and build incredible models. They also had to test the strength of their bridges. We definitely have future engineers at DWE!
December 2024
Year 6 have been making phone cases as part of their design and technology work. They looked at how computer aided design can be used to create sewing templates. They also used a range of sewing skills and stitches to make a textile phone case for a chosen target audience. As you can see below, the finished products look impressive.
October 2024
The nursery have enjoying baking. They used the carrots grown in the nursery garden to make carrot cupcakes. They carefully grated the carrots, measured out the ingredients, mixed everything together and then used a sp0on to scoop the mixture into the paper cases.
