Design & Technology - Alton Park Junior School

Design & Technology

Design and Technology

At Alton Park Junior School, we believe that Design and Technology should be an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. Using the CUSP curriculum, the pupils are taught to acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art. Pupils learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world.

Aims of the Design and Technology Curriculum

The national curriculum for design and technology aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world

  • build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users

  • critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others

  • understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.

Our Intent

By the end of Year 6, pupils at Alton Park Junior School will:

Aspiration - have a positive attitude towards design and technology and understand its importance in everyday life;

Learning - have been provided with a range of real and relevant contexts for learning that relate to everyday life. They will know how to use a range of tools, resources and materials to create effectively constructed results; 

Tenacity - be creative and resourceful problem solvers, with the knowledge and vocabulary that assists them in the building of confidence, resilience and practical and analytical skills; 

Opportunity - have been inspired by a range of engineers, designers, chefs and architects and recognise potential career paths; 

Nurture - succeed and enjoy design and technology and acquire the skills necessary to support their future needs.