Curriculum Intent Design and Technology

The Colchester School’s Primary Design and Technology curriculum inspires children through a broad range of practical experiences to create innovative designs, which solve real and relevant problems within a variety of different contexts.

Design and technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject and throughout the Colchester School’s Design and Technology Curriculum, well-planned lessons lead to boundless creativity within the way children bring their ideas to life, taking the time to design, make and evaluate their work thoroughly.

Teaching throughout their school journey will equip children to be able to use a range of tools and materials safely within the given brief. Children will approach tasks with courageous optimism; building upon the skills they have learnt year by year. In all of the Colchester Primary Schools, opportunities are provided for children to evaluate key events and individuals who have helped shape the world, showing the real impact of design and technology on the wider environment and helping to inspire children to become the next generation of innovators. We aim to, wherever possible, link work to other disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering and art, highlighting how design and technology is interwoven across all areas of the curriculum.

The children across the Colchester Schools work responsibly and have respect for other people’s views and different designs; being positive about everyone’s achievements. The children       understand that they have boundless creativity over their designs and they are always encouraged to use their resilience and perseverance. High-quality design and technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation, driven forward by the heartfelt compassion of the pupils in the Colchester Primary Schools.