Statement of Intent Design and Technology

Curriculum Intent Statement 20192020 At St Stephen’s CE Primary School our curriculum is designed to:  Equip all children – irrespective of disadvantage or SEND – with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations to enable them to contribute to, and succeed in, future society.  Reflect the home context of many of our children by providing a broad range of memorable learning experiences, within a vocabulary rich environment, to engender positive attitudes to lifelong learning.  Ensure that all pupils ‘learn to read and read to learn’ at an age appropriate level and fluency in order to access the full curriculum offer.  Progressively build upon key skills and knowledge in a planned and coherent way – delivering high quality and timely interventions as appropriate - throughout the key stages.

Statement of Intent for DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Design and Technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Design and Technology encourages children to learn to think and intervene creatively to solve problems both as individuals and as members of a team. At St Stephen’s, we encourage children to use their creativity and

imagination, 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. We aim to, wherever possible, link work to other disciplines such as history, science, computing and art. The children are also given opportunities to reflect upon and evaluate past and present design technology, its uses and its effectiveness and are encouraged to become innovators and risk-takers.