Design and Technology

Our vision for Design and Technology at Inglewood Nursery & Infant School:

Our curriculum is designed to build on skills and knowledge from our youngest learners through to Year 2. It allows all learners to make their own choices and decisions, to discuss the reasons for these and evaluate their products. As our learners practise their skills and develop knowledge of materials, we also encourage their creativity and imagination. Our learners explore practical skills and techniques so that they can physically arrange materials and components in order to find solutions to practical challenges or problems. These are linked to real life occupations, such as engineers, chefs and designers. We want our learners to appreciate the real-life importance and impact such occupations have on the world. Through the DT curriculum, we want to develop our learners’ knowledge of how to keep themselves healthy and make informed choices about healthy eating. Every child in Reception and KS1 has their own sketchbook.

For every unit of learning, we follow the learning process: Design - Make – Evaluate

This process allows for the development of oracy skills through collaborative working with peers. Learning takes place indoors and outdoors through structured lessons as well as practise opportunities through exploration in our provision.

Our four main learning areas which all children access each year with progression of skills and knowledge are:

Textiles

Mechanisms

Structures

Nutrition

Have a look at some of our Design and Technology learning across the year groups.