At Chigwell Primary Academy, our inspiring and practical curriculum allows children to evaluate past and present Design and Technology, to give them a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world. Children will apply a repertoire of Design and Technology knowledge, understanding and skills to creatively and imaginatively design and make high quality products, whilst critically evaluating and testing their ideas. Their creations will solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, taking into consideration the needs, wants and values of a wide range of users. Children will be given the opportunity to draw on other subject disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art. Through Design and Technology, children will learn how to take risks and become innovative, resourceful and enterprising. They will be able to perform every day Design and Technology tasks and be prepared to successfully participate in an increasingly technological world. Children will learn how to cook, whilst applying the principles of nutrition and healthy eating.
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Early Years | All About Me Junk modelling homes, Fruit salad | Through My Eyes Threading, Scarecrows joining, build a tower, baking bread, sewing stockings | Everyday Superheroes name and use a range of materials, build a home an animal junk modelling | Down at the Bottom of the Garden Paper plate insects, junk modelling to create an animal | We’re on the Move Paper aeroplanes, build a vehicle, create a parachute | Under the Sea Threading, weaving, ocean junk modelling
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Year 1 | Under my Umbrella (Textiles) Samuel Fox | Super Smoothie (Cooking & Nutrition) Richard Reed | Bridges (Structures) Isambard Brunel | |||
Year 2 | Terrific Towers (Structures) Gustave Eiffel | Wonderful World of Wool (Textiles) Edmund Cartwright | Dynamic Draw Bridges (Mechanical Systems) Joseph Strauss | |||
LKS2 A | Ready to Pop (Mechanical Systems) Matthew Reinhart | You’ve Been Framed (Structures) Ikea | Classic Car (Mechanical/Electrical) Henry Ford | |||
LKS2 B | On a Roll (Cooking and Nutrition) Nadiya Hussain | Quizzical Quilting (Textiles) Michele Walker | Create a Buzz (Mechanical/Electrical) Joseph Henry | |||
UKS2 A | Marble Run (Structures) | Pinball Wizard (Mechanical Systems) | Roving Robots (Computing) | |||
UKS2 B | Take a Seat (Textiles) | Hats Off to You (Structures) | Great British Menu (Cooking & Nutrition) | |||