D&T Blog
Welcome to our Design and Technology blog! This is where you will be kept up to date on all the exciting and creative projects our children are working on in their D&T lessons. The pupils are thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to design, build, and evaluate their own products while developing practical skills and problem-solving abilities.
We will be sharing photographs and videos of the children’s projects so you can see their progress and the amazing things they have been creating. We hope you enjoy following our Design and Technology journey!
In Structures units, children develop essential technical knowledge used by designers and engineers to create strong and stable [...]
In Cooking and Nutrition units, children learn where food comes from and how to make healthy dietary choices. [...]
In Electrical and Digital units, children explore the fascinating world of electronics and digital technologies, learning how these [...]
In Textile units, children develop essential technical skills for working with textiles, including stitching, sewing, and threading. They [...]
In Mechanics units, children engage in hands-on learning to understand how different mechanisms, such as levers, pulleys, gears, [...]

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