Design and technology

At Windwhistle Primary School we deliver an engaging design and technology (DT) curriculum. Links are made to the real world so that children are confident applying their technical and practical expertise from the classroom to everyday tasks.

Early Years Foundation Stage – Expressive Arts and Design 

The educational programme for expressive arts and design, set out in the EYFS Framework, is delivered in our preschool and reception classes in line with the Extend Nursery and Preschool Curriculum and the Extend Reception Curriculum 

Early years: preschool and reception

 Key Stage 1 and 2 – Design and technology

We follow the national curriculum. 

In Year 1, we teach design and technology in line with our multi-academy trust’s ‘Extend Early Curriculum’.  In Years 2-6, we follow the national curriculum and plan based on a focused project from one of the following areas of DT: mechanical systems, electrical systems, textiles, food, structures and mechanisms.

Curriculum overview