Intent

Through their experience of Design and Technology at Hillstone Primary School, children will learn to use their creativity and imagination to design and make products that solve problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. The skills developed through our Design and Technology curriculum will allow children at Hillstone to develop the creative, technical and practical expertise to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate in an increasingly technological world. Our D and T curriculum reflects Hillstone’s emphasis on healthy eating and therefore gives children regular opportunities to develop crucial life skills by understanding and applying the principles of a healthy balanced diet by learning to cook a variety of nutritious dishes.

We ensure the children:

• develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world
• build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality products for a wide range of users and critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others
• develop crucial life skills by understanding and applying the principles of a healthy and balanced diet and by learning how to cook a range of predominantly savoury dishes.