Design Technology
Design and Technology This area of the curriculum is covered through topic work. Each term, children are set a different task which involves designing, making and evaluating a product. A whole range of skills are taught and the children gain experience in the use of various materials from wood to fabric to food.
Overall, this is an area which the children enjoy as they are encouraged to develop their own ideas to produce an item which has a real purpose. Some pupils at Guillemont have expressed their views about this area of the curriculum:
“I do enjoy first-hand work. For example, Design and Technology is fun because you create something with a purpose that works.”
“My favourite part of topic is Design and Technology as there is a wide range of materials and you are not told exactly what you are supposed to do so you can build up your own ideas.”