'Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design’

Stephen Gardiner

Through Design and technology, we aim to equip our children with the skills necessary to actively contribute to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of themselves and their community.  We aim to provide inspiring and practical opportunities for our children to take risks and so become more resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable.   We aim to develop a critical understanding of the impact of design and technology on daily life and the wider world, and to foster in our children an appreciation of the aesthetics and beauty of their own work and the work of others.  

In line with the National Curriculum, we aim to provide opportunities for our children 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. We aim for them to acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art.  Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, we aim to develop a critical understanding of how high-quality design and technology makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation.