Design Technology

Design and Technology is about making things that people want and that work well. Through this area children are creative problem solvers who search for opportunities to make improvements.

At St Clare’s Primary Catholic School, Design and technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others needs wants and values. Our pupils learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising, and capable citizens.

Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world.

We provide children with the opportunities for them to build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make prototypes and products for a wide range of users.

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Solving mysteries and learning about Islam

Solving mysteries and learning about Islam

We have had such an interesting week this week. We had a teddy bear's picnic and a letter from Goldilocks apologising for her bad behaviour. She left us a map which we followed and we found a present! So we have been busy making maps, thank you letters and presents of...

Exploring Shapes and Wales

Exploring Shapes and Wales

In Willow Class the children have been exploring 2D and 3D shapes. We began the week with a challenge to discover which group could produce the most triangles, but they all had to be different. The children then showed their knowledge by naming 3D shapes and making...

Levers and linkages – Our moving Iron Man.

Levers and linkages – Our moving Iron Man.

Pine Class have been learning about levers and linkages this week. We then used our knowledge to make a moving Iron Man. It was great fun and the children worked very hard to create their moving Iron Man. We have also been learning about division and using arrays to...

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