Barfield Design and Technology

Curriculum Overview

This is an overview of all the subjects covered in design and technology throughout the school.

	Autumn		Spring		Summer
Planning for EYFS is found in other subject areas. For full planning in this area please refer to the medium term planning in the year group file. Design and Technology can be found In the Personal development, knowledge and understanding of our world and creative development areas of EYFS. EYFS Areas of Learning KUW – Science, History, Geog, ICT, RE, French, PD – swimming, games, fine and gross motor CD – Art, music, dance, drama CLL – Literacy PSRN – Maths PSED – Pastoral (D&T fits into PD, KUW & CD).
Owlets (EYFS)	Our Senses	Nursery Rhymes & number rhymes	People who help us	Mini beasts	Gardens	Seaside
Owls (EYFS)	All about me	Colour and shape	Fairytales	Animals	Growing	Transport
Reception (EYFS)	Homes and families	Celebrations	Owls	The Sea	Dinosaurs	Food
Year 1	Moving pictures		Homes		Playgrounds
Year 2	Puppets		Joseph’s coat		Wind up mechanisms
Year 3	Nets / cereal box design		Introduction to tools (build a simple car)		Introduction to glue guns (build a crane)
Year 4	Pop-up character (pneumatics)		Flying toy		Curve stiching
Year 5	Counter-weighted gates		Cams (cars)		Tudor houses
Year 6	Graphic design techniques / tippertrucks		Finish tipper trucks / slippers		Bridge building in teams
Year 7	kites		Electronic vehicle		Load-bearing bridges
Year 8	Corporate logo design		‘Big Project’		‘Big Project’