Design & Technology

Design and Technology encourages the children at St John The Baptist to be creative and solve problems that also draw upon their knowledge of maths, science and engineering.  It enables them to communicate their ideas visually, developing 2D and 3D presentation skills.

Each of our topics start with the need to make and design an item for a purpose.  The children work through a 4 step design process – investigating, designing, making and evaluating - to achieve their chosen outcome.  This often involves collaboration and through this, the children learn the important life skill of working with others.  This also encourages the children to reflect on their ideas, test and rethink. Alongside this children are taught technology skills such as using materials and tools which are developed progressively throughout the seven years. Together these elements combine to give children skills in solving problems in a technological environment.