Design Technology Including Cooking and Nutrition

Horton Park follow the National Curriculum for Design and Technology, supported by Curriculum Maestro, and progressively cover a range of knowledge and skills. The Design and Technology projects across school are well sequenced to develop children’s designing, planning, making and evaluating skills. Each project is based around a design and technology subject focus of structures, mechanisms, cooking and nutrition or textiles. The design and technology curriculum’s electronic systems and IT monitoring and control elements are explicitly taught in our science projects to ensure the links between the subjects are highlighted. All projects contain focused, practical, sequenced learning to help children gain the knowledge and skills needed to complete their tasks and embed skills for the future.

Throughout Key Stages 1 and 2, children build up their knowledge and understanding of the design process. They design, make, test and evaluate their products to match specific design criteria and ensure they are fit for purpose. Throughout the projects, children are taught to work safely and hygienically (cooking and nutrition).

At Horton Park we provide a broad and balanced curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences for later life.