ST. ALDHELM’S C.E.V.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL
Design Technology Policy
AIMS
To develop capability in the skills, processes, knowledge and understanding involved in designing and making.
To develop a sense of enjoyment and pride in their ability to design, make, evaluate and improve items.
To develop a range of skills related to decision-making and management.
OBJECTIVES.
To develop capability in the skills, processes, knowledge and
understanding involved in designing and making.
To provide opportunities for pupils to
combine designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding in order
to design and make products. Some of these opportunities will expect the
children to produce items based on cross-curricular themes.
To develop an understanding
of the processes of designing and making.
Through teacher–led presentations in design and focused
practical tasks, develop a repertoire of specific skills, knowledge and
understanding useful to designing and making. These will include health and
safety issues.
To encourage pupils to study
existing products and concept boards in order to develop design and
technological skills, knowledge and understanding.
To develop a sense of enjoyment and pride in their ability to design,
make, evaluate and improve items.
To celebrate the value of designing and making activity, evaluating their own and other people's work, past and present.
To display pupils' work which shows the stages and skills used to produce their items.
To develop a range of skills related to decision-making and management.
To provide opportunities for children to work independently and in
teams.
To help children to work within constraints, e.g. time, materials, space,
equipment, ability, health and safety.
To develop a sense of responsibility for their working environment and
resources.
To develop control technology skills.
Health, Safety and Hygiene
It is important that pupils are taught essential life skills to enable them to participate confidently and safely in designing and making. Teachers should expect to introduce pupils to a wide variety of production processes and the correct tools for the task. In doing so, teachers must ensure that children are informed of health and safety issues which will have implications for themselves and others in the group and class.