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
Row, Row, Float Your Boat!
This week in Reception, we have been busy exploring the exciting world of sinking and floating! To begin, we talked about what these words mean. The children learned that floating means an object stays on top of the water while sinking means an object goes down to the...
Being Creative in Art and DT
In Year 2, we have been very creative in our learning this week! In Art, we explored nature and used the recently-celebrated Attenborough Day as our inspiration to look closely at the wonder of plants before using clay to sculpt our own creations. The children...
Hamilton Hop Into Easter
Hamilton Class have been busy learning all about Easter and the different ways some people celebrate it. As part of our wider curriculum, we read the Easter story together and discovered that Easter is a Christian festival. We talked about why this time of year is so...
A Wonderful Spring in Year 2!
Building London Landmarks For DT Day This term, one of the highlights for year 2 was an exciting DT Day all about structures. The children became architects, designers, and engineers as they explored how famous London landmarks are built and then created their own...
🧵✨ DT Day in Year 1: Puppet Making! ✨🧵
Year 1 had a fantastic time celebrating DT Day by designing, making and reflecting on our very own puppets! First, we became designers. We carefully drew and labelled our puppet ideas, thinking about what we wanted our puppet to look like and how we would decorate it....
Lichtenstein made eco-friendly bags!
On Monday, we made eco-friendly bags for DT. We started off by drawing our 2D designs and labelling the the measurements that we agreed on with. During this period, we encountered many difficult decisions due to the vast selection of bags. Eventually we all came with...
Blooming in Delaunay
by Umar and Amber We were so surprised on Monday because our class plant Blossom has grown so tall. Blossom is now showing its flowers, which are small and yellow. Every one or two days, it looks like more and more yellow flowers have grown. This is because our class...
DT Day: Making Bridges
For DT day, we made bridges! We started our day by exploring different structures and thinking about what makes a bridge strong and stable. We looked closely at real bridge designs and sketched our own ideas. Each design showed what the bridge would look like and how...
Year 3 DT Day- A Day of Creativity and Craft!
What a great start to the week we had in Year 3 on Monday! Our Design and Technology day was bursting with hands on excitement, creativity and plenty of proud smiles. The classroom was alive with focus and enthusiasm as the children immersed themselves in the art of...
DT Day: Cardboard Structures
On Monday, Delaunay enjoyed a day of DT Day where they explored what it means to be an architect and how designers bring their ideas to life. Inspired by the tall buildings of nearby Canary Wharf, the children set out to create their own impressive cardboard...