DT
DT Intent
STEM careers are an aspiration that the children of Thorntree Academy can have and DT is a route to that #FutureYou. Through the DT curriculum, children should be inspired to be engineers, designers, chefs and architects to enable them to create a range of structures, mechanisms, textiles, electrical systems and food products with a real life purpose.
EYFS have various opportunities to foster a love of Design Technology at all times of the year. The teaching sequence for all units from Year 1 to Year 6 is based around 4 key principles: Discuss, Design, Do & Decide.
- Discuss: look at real life products and problems to find out how innovations come to be
- Design: working to a brief to find a solution and plan so the product is functional
- Do: make the project combining skills & knowledge
- Decide: evaluate the project