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This curriculum map provides an overview of the design technology journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of design processes, material studies, and practical projects alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop technical understanding, creative design skills, and practical making abilities appropriate to their age and stage. For detailed information about the specific knowledge and skills taught in each unit, please visit our Knowledge and Skills page.
| Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
| Autumn 1 | Introduction to DT - material properties - Health and safety in the workshop, measurement and accuracy | Measuring SI units |
| Material properties | ||
| Autumn 2 | Sustainability - 6 R's | |
| 3D outcomes | ||
| Spring 1 | Food Technology - Health and safety, and hygiene, kitchen brigade, role of an apprentice chef, food storage and healthy eating. Potato wedges, apple crumble, vegetable stir fry, cheese scones and carrot test |
Weighing and measuring - units of measurements |
| Knife Skills | ||
| Spring 2 | Rubbing in method | |
| Plan, prepare and cook small dish | ||
| Summer 1 | Construction - infrastructure, card modelling, building types, roles within the construction industry. | Tool identification |
| Material properties | ||
| Identifying building types | ||
| Roles within the construction industry | ||
| Summer 2 | Textiles - ugly doll - introduction to basic sewing skills linked to a design movement, natural vs synthetic materials, presentation techniques and colour theory | Material properties |
| Identifying materials for sustainability | ||
| 3D outcomes | ||
| Drawing of final outcome |