At Mark Cross CE Primary School, we provide opportunities for our children to be creative and innovative problem solvers. Design and Technology is an inspiring and practical subject with natural links to Maths, Science, Computing and Art. That said, starting points and ideas for projects can be found across the whole curriculum. Children are presented with practical (and imaginary) design briefs linked to topics and are taught how to think critically, finding solutions and creating products to fit a given set of design criteria. Children will research existing products and solutions and use these to develop their own ideas, and be taught the practical and theoretical skills needed to build, make and create. Self-evaluation and the evaluation of others is a key requirement of success. This subject provides the perfect opportunity to think outside the box and learn from our mistakes.
To find out more about our approach to the teaching and learning of DT, and to see how our pupils develop their skills and knowledge as they progress through our school, please click on the link below: