Monkwray Junior School, Monkwray Brow, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9DT
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Headteacher: Mrs P Telford B.Ed (Hons)
Enquiries should be made to Mrs P Telford
Telephone: 01946 696790
Fax: 01946 695332
E-Mail: head@monkwray.cumbria.sch.uk

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.

Design and Technology at Monkwray

Latest from our Design and Technology Blog

C-STEM Session

The year 3 children had a session with Fran Ward from C-STEM to help with their Design Technology topic on bridges. During the session, Fran taught the children how a square could be made stronger by turning it into triangles using diagonal struts. The children then used this information to work in pairs to create a bridge using K’nex.

Healthy Eating

Year 3 have been learning about healthy eating in a range of subjects. In science they have been looking at the impact of healthy eating on their body and the food groups on the healthy eating plate. In PSHEE, they looked at how they can make choices regarding healthy food and healthy life styles along with how we can change our habits.

During the Design and Technology sessions, the children worked in groups to research, design and make a healthy snack that could be used in school. They then had a tasting session where they were able to try all of the different snacks created and then evaluate.

Design Technology

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