Welcome to our Design and Technology Blog
The DT curriculum at Monkwray Junior School covers the statutory requirements and is planned in a way so that children can complete various design projects in each year group building on their previous skills. The children follow a design process of a design brief, research, prototypes, practising skills before and making and evaluating their product.
Each year group has the opportunity to complete a food based product to develop a deeper understanding of a healthy lifestyle and build key life skills for later life.
We work closely with the Cumbria Business Partnership and where possible try to make links with local businesses and different industries. Links are also made with Maths and Science where possible and children are given the opportunity to transfer their skills and understanding to real life projects.
Project overview
Year 3 | Cooking& Nutrition- Healthy Snack | Structures-Bridges | Mechanisms- Pop up Books |
Year 4 | Textiles- Sewing a Christmas decoration | Cooking& Nutrition- Bread | Electronics- Light up pictures |
Year 5 | Cooking & Nutrition- Pizza | Mechanisms- Moving toys | Structures- Flower Boxes |
Year 6 | Cooking & Nutrition-Savoury Dish | Electronic systems-
Moving vehicles |
Textiles-Teddy Bears |
In Design and Technology we can:
Be Brave
Discuss ideas and say whether they agree with others thoughts and opinions
Evaluate products accurately and according to their own thoughts and opinions
Talk about how things work
Use ICT skills to help in lessons
Be Bright
Think imaginatively when discussing design ideas
Demonstrate skills needed when designing and making
To select appropriate tools and techniques when making objects
Use safety procedures
Develop effective and useful end products
Be You
Use your own ideas to create wonderful projects
Know what you are good at in Design and Technology
Be a good global citizen and consider sustainability whilst designing new products.
Use your own problem solving skills to innovate brand new ideas.
Click the Design and Technology at Monkwray button below to find out more about Design and Technology in each year group.