🛠️ Design Technology 

At Lowerhouses CE Primary School, our Design and Technology curriculum prepares children to take part in an ever‑changing world. We encourage creative and imaginative thinking, helping pupils become problem‑solvers both individually and as part of a team. Through practical projects, children learn to identify needs, develop ideas, and make products that combine skill with an understanding of social, environmental, and aesthetic issues.

To make progression clear and accessible, each DT topic page now includes a Learning Journey. These journeys show how knowledge and skills build step by step across year groups, helping children, parents, and staff see the pathway of design and technology learning from EYFS through to Year 6.

By following these journeys, pupils can connect their learning across themes such as structures, mechanisms, textiles, electrical systems, and cooking & nutrition. This structure supports creativity, resilience, and innovation, ensuring children leave with the confidence to design, make, and evaluate products that solve real‑world problems and reflect on their impact in society.

Design Technology Learning Journey

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🔎 Intent

  • Nurture creativity and innovation.

  • Develop designing, making, and evaluation skills.

  • Strengthen problem‑solving abilities.

  • Build capability to produce products through display and making skills.

  • Develop understanding of technological processes.

 

🧭 Implementation

  • Lessons use a variety of teaching and learning styles.

  • Children apply knowledge when developing ideas, planning, making, and evaluating products.

  • Teaching includes:

    • Whole‑class instruction 👩‍🏫

    • Individual and group activities 🤝

  • Pupils work independently and collaboratively, respecting each other’s ideas.

  • Children critically evaluate existing products, their own work, and that of others.

  • Wide range of materials and resources are used, including ICT 💻.

  • Differentiation ensures suitable challenges for all children.

 

🎯 Impact

  • Children are encouraged to evaluate their own work.

  • Formative assessment includes:

    • Questioning

    • In‑the‑moment marking ✏️

    • Observation

    • Challenge and feedback

  • Misconceptions and gaps are addressed quickly to ensure the curriculum meets the needs of all pupils.

 

📚 Design Technology Parent Resources

🌟 Resource 📝 What it Offers 🔗 Link
BBC Bitesize – KS1 & KS2 DT Interactive lessons, videos, and activities covering design, making, and evaluation. BBC Bitesize Design Technology
STEM Learning – DT Resources Free projects and guides linking DT with science, maths, and engineering. STEM Learning DT
Twinkl – DT for Parents Printable worksheets, project ideas, and activities for home. Twinkl DT Resources
Oxford Owl – DT Guide Parent guide explaining how DT is taught in primary schools, with tips for support. Oxford Owl DT
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