Our Intent for Design and Technology

Design and technology is a practical subject providing opportunities for all children to design and make good quality products.  Our aims are to develop designing and making skills, knowledge and understanding to the best of each child’s ability through using a range of tools, materials and components safely and to enhance their work by the use of ICT within the subject.  Design and technology involves children in developing an understanding of the ways in which products have been designed in the past and present to meet the needs of people.  Within design technology, we want to see children develop and extend their literacy and numeracy skills.

Enrichment Opportunities

Teachers incorporate workshops and trips to provide learning in a 'real life' context. These include: K'nex design workshops, STEM bridge building challenges, Setpoint computer-aided design projects and visiting the Silverstone design centre.

Examples of children's work

Curriculum Outline

Design and technology units are taught in a two year rolling cycle due to the mixed aged class structure.

Art

Our intent for art

Art is a practical subject providing opportunities for all children to show creativity and use a breadth of resources. The aim of this school is to develop creative skills, knowledge and understanding to the best of each child’s ability through using a range of tools, materials and components safely and to enhance their work by the use of art within the subject. Within art we want to see children develop and extend their thinking and creative skills.

Enrichment opportunities

Teachers incorporate workshops and trips to provide learning in a 'real life' context. These include:

• Henry Moore Museum
• St Albans Museum and Gallery
• Workshop with Liz Sergeant
• Chicken wire sculpture workshop
• Art project ‘Under the Sea’ inspired by ‘Blue Planet’ programme.