Camm's CE Primary School Statement: Design and Technology

Design and Technology Vision

The overall vision for D&T is for every child to be able to think critically, analyse, question and evaluate ideas with freedom.  We want children to learn from mistakes, building resilience and embrace these mistakes as opportunities for growth. D&T is a subject that allows for mistakes in ways that other subjects don’t and as such, presents massive learning and reflection opportunities. Children will develop knowledge and skills from the world around us, applying these skills to design and technology challenges. This fits in with the overall ethos of the school, but more specifically this year with the use of ACTs (Activities for Critical Thinking), and for teacher modelling of the whole process.  This allows the teacher to develop tasks designed to test critical thinking and model the process, rather than rely on pre-build or pre-designed ideas.

Think - Learn - Develop

Think (Intent): Think critically, analyse, question and evaluate ideas.

Learn (Implementation): Learn from mistakes, building resilience and embracing these mistakes as opportunities for growth.

Develop (Impact): Develop knowledge and skills from the world around us, applying these skills to design and technology challenges.