Design Technology

 KS2 Design Technology Coordinator: Mr Franklin McWilliams

Salcombe's Art and Design programmes are designed to  stimulate creativity and imagination, and provide visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world.

 Design Technology

 Year 3: Pupils learn basic skills of designing, drawing, cutting, pasting, painting and decorating making such items as photo frames and moving monsters. In addition pupils enjoy their Food Technology making sandwiches unit which is always greatly appreciated. 

Year 4: Pupils learn to follow simple sets of instructions to make such objects a money banks and puppets. Designing and making a pop-up story book is always fun as is their venturing into Fabric Technology with simple sewing activities.

Year 5: Children in this year group learn to construct such games objects as a small maze and a peg rocking chair culminating with a major unit in which they design special cookie containers into which they place their own baking for presentation to lucky their Mums and Dads at home.

Year 6: Designing, making, constructing and decorating such items as fridge magnets, clock frames and desk tidies are stretching but satisfying activities for our Year 6 children.

Whilst Design Technology is assessed within the school setting, it does not form part of examinations for selective secondary schools at 11+ years.