Southgate School

Vision

Our vision in DT, starting from the imagination of each pupil is that they will have the opportunity to produce quality finished products that solve real and relevant problems, considering their own and others’ needs. As the pupils’ progress through the school, they start with safely manipulating simple tools with malleable materials and constructing objects with increasing control. They will then work on their independence through using their own ideas to construct products with moving parts, developing an ability to justify their choice of materials and then evaluating their finished product.

 

Curriculum Intentions

  • Learning different skills, for their transition to adulthood, they will engage in food technology, woodwork, sewing, moving mechanisms and much more.
  • Pupils will leave Southgate with a deepened understanding of how to evaluate and improve products for a range of purposes.  
  • They will have developed the ability to research, then design and construct products with a greater degree of independence with the techniques and materials that are required for a finished product.

 

The Journey from Semi-Formal to Formal

The Design and Technology curriculum at Southgate is practical and progressive and is embedded within a nurturing ethos which aims to develop the investigative, design and practical skills of our pupils.

Pupils are encouraged from a young age, through our Semi-Formal curriculum, to explore and engage in manipulating a range of materials with a variety of tools sharing their creations with familiar adults and peers. 

Pupils accessing our Formal curriculum will develop the skills needed to make independent choices in what design, materials and techniques they will require to produce functional products. They will leave Southgate School with an understanding of how Design and Technology has changed the world they live in.