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Design and Technology, Engineering

Design, Technology and Engineering is important at Nansledan School  because it’s part of our everyday life.
We believe our curriculum is equipping and inspiring a future generation to peruse careers in STEM subjects such as  engineering, aviation, marine science and space technology to best serve the future needs of children living in Nansledan. 
 
Engineering unifies our STEM curriculum through engineering projects that ask children to design solutions for real-world problems. The engineering aspect, allows our pupils to develop their inherent curiosity, creativity, organisation and logic.  Engineering covers a number of disciplines, including resistant materials, food technology, textiles, and graphic design.
 

Curriculum Intent:

By the end of Key Stage One, Through a variety of creative and practical activities, pupils should be taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making. They should work in a range of relevant contexts [for example, the home and school, gardens and playgrounds, the local community, industry and the wider environment].  

By the end of Key Stage Two, Through a variety of creative and practical activities, pupils should be taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making. They should work in a range of relevant contexts [for example, the home, school, leisure, culture, enterprise, industry and the wider environment]. 

As part of their work with food, pupils should be taught how to cook and apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating. Instilling a love of cooking in pupils will also open a door to one of the great expressions of human creativity. Learning how to cook is a crucial life skill that enables pupils to feed themselves and others affordably and well, now and in later life. 

Our vision and aims: 

At Nansledan school we believe DT should provide pupils with a real-life context for learning. We aim 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 DT is planned in a progressive manor and enables pupils to meet the end of key stage attainment targets in the National curriculum and the aims within the units also align with those in the National curriculum. Design and technology is a crucial part of school life and learning and it is for this reason that as a school we are dedicated to the teaching and delivery of a high quality DT curriculum; through well planned and resourced projects and experiences. Pupils will learn to take risks, be reflective, innovative, enterprising and resilient. It is our intent for Design and Technology to be taught in all year groups through one topic per term. DT units will be linked to the class project, providing cross-curricular opportunities. As a subject, DT can draw upon subject knowledge and skills from Mathematics, Science, History, Computing and Art. At Nansledan, design and technology is inclusive and will prepare pupils to deal with tomorrow’s rapidly changing world. It encourages pupils to become independent, creative problem solvers and thinkers as individuals and part of a team. Through DT, the pupils will combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues, as well as functions and industry. They will be taught a range of skills and techniques which will progress from Early years through to year 6.  

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