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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 | DT - Softwood photo frame - H&S in the workshop, timbers, polymers, surface finishes, fixings, measuring, jogs, and evaluation of skills and outcome. | Practical outcome |
| Identification of timbers | ||
| 3D outcome | ||
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Autumn 2 |
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| Evaluation | ||
| Spring 1 | Food Technology - Health and safety, and hygiene, role of a Commis Chef, introduction to macro and micro-nutrients, origins of ingredients, eating local and worldwide cuisines, sustainable eating. Cheesey chips, pizza, focaccia bread, and chilli con carne |
Presentation of dishes |
| Weighing out ingredients | ||
| Focaccia design work | ||
| Spring 2 | Focaccia practical evaluation -extended writing | |
| Summer 1 | Construction - Roles in construction teams, introduction to trades - plumbin, electrics, painting and decorating, joinery. | Trades within construction industry |
| Identification of tools/equipment | ||
| Health and safety signs | ||
| Evaluation of skills | ||
| Summer 2 | DT - Advertising - packaging logos, typefaces, labelling CAD | Practical outcome |
| Identification of modelling material | ||
| 3D outcome | ||
| Analysis of the brief |