Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.
Design and technology is 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. They 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. High-quality design and technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation. National Curriculum for Design & Technology, purpose of study
DT Day at Lansbury Lawrence
There was a real excitement and buzz around the school today as we immersed ourselves into Design and Technology. Pupils across the school participated in various DT projects involving designing, making and evaluating their product. Pupils across the school produced...
A Bridge too Far?
This morning, we had a great time designing, building and evaluating a bridge for DT day. This was our challenge: "Welcome, young engineers! A disaster has struck unexpectedly, cutting off escape routes and endangering lives. In such a critical situation, a quick and...
Designing structures for Canary Wharf
by the whole class Today, we learnt new vocabulary about structures, and we even built our own ones. We learnt that it is important to make structures stable because we don’t want them to collapse. The structures we were creating were buildings, and before we built...
Designing and Making a Bag for DT
For our DT project this term, year 5 are designing and making an eco friendly bag, in line with their learning theme which is Eco Warriors. They’ve been learning about some of the negative impacts that humans have on the environment, and some of the actions we can...
Sewing Club!
Some year 5 pupils had a lovely time at sewing club today. They got introduced to the sewing machines, learned about the different parts and its function, then had a go at controlling the foot pedal. After this, they felt ready to operate the sewing machines to create...
Baking bread
by Delaunay class Recently, we baked bread with Ms Sellens. We had a great time learning how to bake it properly. We followed the recipe carefully and used the correct ingredients. We used equipment such as a mixing bowl and a large spoon. After we made the dough, we...
Y5’s Visit to the Young V&A Museum
Today, Y5 visited the Young V&A museum in Bethnal Green which has had a huge design renovation! They took part in a Design & Technology workshop in which they used Lego to create different 'people powered' transports! It was so much fun! They first planned...
The award goes to …
We are thrilled to announce that our Year 4 classes have won the Young City Makers Award in the most imaginative category, for our model "The City of Dreamers". This incredible prize recognizes the children's enthusiasm and creativity to shape the environment for the...
Tagore Class Bakery
Tagore Class were master bakers in their Design Technology lesson this week. They have been learning about the Great Fire of London, and after their trip to London's Monument last week, knew the fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane. Bread is made in a bakery, so...
Newsflash! V&A treasure at Lansbury Lawrence!
We had a very exciting visitor today in year 5. Gus Casely-Hayford, the director of V&A East came into our school and shared three exquisite items from the V&A collection. One was made from bronze, one was made from silver, and one was made from gold. The...