Design & Technology

Every child at Reedings is encouraged to develop their imagination, creativity and innovation to solve real and relevant problems, whilst they investigate, design, make and evaluate products.

Our Design and Technology curriculum gives children the opportunity to:

• Inspire creativity, innovation and perseverance.
• Progressively develop skills across mechanisms, structures, electrical systems, textiles and food.
• Apply relevant skills and knowledge from art, computing, maths and science to design, make and evaluate products for a purpose.
• Critically explore and evaluate products.
• Develop problem solving skills.
• Work with increasing independence across a varied range of resources and equipment.

At Reedings Junior School, we value the importance of Design and Technology as part of our broad and balanced curriculum. We follow the National Curriculum and provide opportunities to investigate, design, create and evaluate a range of products. It provides the opportunity to study products designed and made in our world. It encourages problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, innovation and understanding of how products and materials work. 

It is our intent to provide opportunities for children to develop their skills and knowledge in design, structures, mechanisms, electrical systems and a range of materials, including food and textiles. 

Children at Reedings Junior School will be encouraged to use these skills to develop their imagination, creativity and innovation to solve real and relevant problems in a variety of contexts. 

Design and Technology is taught by class teachers as a discrete subject for a blocked set of time. There are many cross curriculum links and it is often linked to other areas of the curriculum.

Learning Maps

• Year 3 DT Learning Map Angry Dragons
• Year 3 DT Learning Map Christmas Cards
• Year 3 DT Learning Map Fairy-Tale Puppets
• Year 3 DT Learning Map Scrumptious Salads
• Year 4 DT Learning Map Baking Bread
• Year 4 DT Learning Map Christmas Decorations
• Year 4 DT Learning Map Museum Security
• Year 5 DT Learning Map Buildings
• Year 5 DT Learning Map DT Upcycle your Wardrobe
• Year 5 DT Learning Map Kosher Meal
• Year 5 DT Learning Map Rescue Vehicles
• Year 6 DT Learning Map Cams
• Year 6 DT Learning Map Pupil Choice Electrical
• Year 6 DT Learning Map Pupil Choice Textiles