Subject Intent 

General Statement 
The Design and Technology curriculum at Holly Hill enables children to use creativity and imagination. This allows opportunities for pupils to design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. As a subject it should enable all children to learn how to take risks, become resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable. Through evaluation of past and present design and technology, the children will develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world. 

Through our Design and Technology curriculum we make links to our whole school curriculum intent statement. The aspects which are particularly significant to Design and Technology are: 

• Balance of knowledge and skills 

• Emotional well-being and healthy relationships 

• Experiences and opportunities 

• Preparation for adult life and work 

• Outdoor learning  

Specific Aims 

The National Curriculum outlines the following aims for Design and Technology:  

• 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 prototypes and products for a wide range of users. 

• critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others. 

• understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.