Design & Technology

Curriculum Overview

All children – regardless of gender, starting point or background – will have the opportunity to engage with a high-quality design technology education.

They will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and vocabulary to use creativity and imagination to design and make products that solve real and relevant problems in a variety of contexts. We intend to inspire a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about design technology.

Year 1

Autumn Term 1
Construction (Freestanding Structures – Three Little Pigs)


Spring Term 1
Textiles (Templates & Joining Techniques – Fuzzy Felts)


Spring Term 2
Cooking & Nutrition (Preparing Fruit & Vegetables – Fairtrade Kebabs)


Year 2

Autumn Term 1
Textiles – Templates & Joining Techniques (Design a Paddington Bag)


Spring Term 1
Cooking & Nutrition (Pizza)


Summer Term 2
Mechanisms – Sliders, Leavers & Pulleys (Dragon Machine Storyboard)


Year 3

Autumn Term 2
Textiles – 2D Shapes to 3D Products (Design a Christmas Tree Decoration)


Spring Term 1
Mechanisms – Wheels & Axels (Making a Moving Model – Iron Man)


Summer Term 2
Cooking & Nutrition (Roman Bread)


Year 4

Autumn Term 2
Electrical Systems – Simple Circuits and Switches (Design and Electrical Lamp)


Spring Term 1
Textiles – 2D Shapes to 3D Products (Tudor Purses)


Summer Term 1
Cooking and Nutrition – Health & Varied Diet (Healthy Omelettes)


Year 5

Autumn Term 1
Cooking & Nutrition (Roberts Bakery)


Spring Term 1
Textiles (Pearl Diver/Islam)


Summer Term 2
3D Structures (Bird Hide)


Year 6

Autumn Term 1
Cooking and Nutrition (Soup Kitchen)


Autumn Term 2
Textiles – Combining Different Fabric Shapes (Christmas Decoration)


Summer Term 1
3D Structures – Frame Structures (Shelters)