Design & Technology

Benchill Primary Design & Technology Curriculum

The Benchill Curriculum for design and technology aims to:

Inspire and engage children by letting them design and create products.
Teach practical skills through hands-on activities.
Help children understand and solve real-world problems.
Build knowledge across subjects like math, science, engineering, computing, and art.
Develop resourceful, innovative, and capable citizens.
Show the impact of design and technology on our daily lives and the world.

To achieve these goals, the Benchill Curriculum includes:

Creating Products: Each unit focuses on making a product, helping children learn creative, technical, and practical skills.
Concepts and Skills: Units like "Build" and "Sew" guide children through investigating, designing, making, and evaluating products, enhancing their knowledge and skills.
The Design Process: Structured activities help children critique, evaluate, and test their ideas and products.
Cooking and Nutrition: Each year, children make two recipes to develop cooking skills and understand nutrition.

With the Benchill Curriculum, your child will:

Gain the expertise needed for everyday tasks and thrive in a technological world.
Learn to design and make high-quality products for various users.
Develop critical thinking by evaluating their own and others' work.
Understand and apply nutrition principles through hands-on cooking experiences.

Twinkl.co.uk - Parent guides to Design and Technology:

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