Design & Technology
Design and technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, children learn to design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. Through design and technology, children can acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines including maths, science, art, oracy, computer coding, engineering, and architecture.
At Brook Field, the aims of design and technology are:
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to develop imaginative thinking in children and enable them to talk about what they notice in existing designs and how things can be adapted for different purposes
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to enable children to talk, using technical language, about how things work and to draw and model their ideas
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to support our children to select appropriate tools and techniques for making a product, whilst
following safe procedures
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to develop an understanding of technological process, products, their manufacture and this
contribution to society
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to foster enjoyment, a sense of pride and purpose when designing and making.
