Grange Valley Primary & Nursery School

  1. Our Curriculum
  2. Our Design Technology

My name is Miss Dove and I am the subject leader for DT at Grange Valley Primary School.  I have a passion for DT and realise that DT is all around us. Our aim is to encourage our children to become creative and innovative thinkers.

 

We value the children’s input to continuing to refine our curriculum ensuring it meet the needs of every Grange Valley child. The aim of mini leaders is to enhance children’s personal development skill whilst making a positive difference to our school. Teams will meet at least once every half term.

Grange Valley Primary School is committed to encouraging creativity through a wide variety of forms and expression. All children are encouraged to develop their creativity, learn and acquire new skills and processes. They are given opportunities to explore a wide range of materials, tools and techniques in 2D, 3D and virtual form.

The world our children are growing up in is ever changing. With this is mind, we want to provide our children with the skills they need to design, create and build a variety of technology-based products. Our DT curriculum has been carefully planned to allow children to experience all skills and components of DT. We have made links to other areas of the curriculum to allow children to make links to prior learning and also be able to design and create with a purpose.

We aim to provide a range of CPD opportunities for all staff and have a culture of co-coaching and knowledge sharing across our school. Through this collective learning and development, our team is continually striving to be the best that it can be for the children of Grange Valley Primary School.

Children become involved in shaping their environments through art and design activities. They learn to make informed judgements, aesthetic and practical decisions. They explore ideas and meanings through the work of artists and designers. Through learning about the roles and functions of art, they can explore the impact it has had on contemporary life and that of different times and cultures. The appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts enriches all our lives.