The Design and technology scheme of work at St Augustine’s aims to inspire pupils to be innovative and creative thinkers who have an appreciation for the product design cycle through ideation, creation, and evaluation. We want pupils to develop the confidence to take risks, through drafting design concepts, modelling and testing, and to be reflective learners who evaluate their work and the work of others. Our goal is to build an awareness of the impact of design and technology on our lives and encourage pupils to become resourceful, enterprising citizens who will have the skills to contribute to future design advancements.

We deliver our Design and Technology lessons through the use of the Kapow Primary scheme. Within Design and Technology, the National curriculum outlines the three main stages of the design process: design, make and evaluate. Each stage of the design process is underpinned by technical knowledge which encompasses the contextual, historical, and technical understanding required for each strand. Throughout units of learning pupils respond to design briefs and scenarios that require consideration of the needs of others, developing their skills in the six key areas of cooking and nutrition, textiles, mechanisms/mechanical systems, structures and in KS2 electrical systems and the digital world. Each of the key areas follows the design process (design, make and evaluate) and has a particular theme and focus from the technical knowledge or cooking and nutrition section of the curriculum.

The Design and Technology curriculum lessons incorporate a range of teaching strategies from independent tasks, paired and group work including practical hands-on, computer-based and inventive tasks. This variety means that lessons are engaging and appeal to those with a variety of learning styles. By the end of Key Stage 2 pupils at St Augustine’s will leave school equipped with a range of skills to enable them to succeed in their secondary education and be innovative and resourceful members of society.