Cornwall Learning - Design and Technology
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Planning Strategies
The Cornish Design and Technology Planning strategies were devised by the DMC to ensure progressive and rigorous Design and Technology experiences for pupils from early years onwards. The strategies provide a fully illustrated alternative to the non-statutory QCA scheme of work. In many schools, both in Cornwall and beyond, teachers have integrated these strategies with the QCA scheme to provide a bank of activities which allow choice and flexibility whilst maintaining progression and continuity of pupil experience.
Early Years
The early years strategy places the pupil at the centre of designing and making activities and is supported by our illustrated resource packs available from our catalogue.
Primary
The KS1 and KS2 planning strategy builds on the early years work and identifies two sets of learning objects - process skills and knowledge, skills and understanding. These are progressively developed through the planned pupil activities which can be facilitated by our resource packs.
Secondary
The secondary strategy again builds on the previous stage and complements it by using the same rationale, process and skills for both planning and assessment purposes and the knowledge and understanding strands.
The new KS3 statutory orders for D&T
The DMC is pleased to make freely available, planning materials to support the introduction of the new orders with Y7 students from September 2008.
The materials consist of:
1. A presentation explaining the requirements, a suggested planning strategy and a worked example
Link to a National Curriculum overview PDF
Link to a National Curriculum 2008 PDF
2a - 2b. Inset activities aimed at developing an understanding of the importance statements
Also available as MS Word document email dmcentre@cornwall.gov.uk
Link to a Interpreting the importance for D&T PDF
3. Inset activities aimed at developing an understanding of the key concepts
Also available as MS Word document email dmcentre@cornwall.gov.uk
Link to a Interpreting the key concepts for D&T PDF
4. Planning overview sheet to record the key features of a project
Also available as MS Word document email dmcentre@cornwall.gov.uk
5. The DMC’s interpretation of the range and content requirements (textiles to be completed)
Also available as MS Word document email dmcentre@cornwall.gov.uk
6a. The DMC’s stranded version of the statutory level descriptors
Also available as MS Word document email dmcentre@cornwall.gov.uk
Link to a Level descriptors pdf
6b. The DMC’s pupil friendly version of the level descriptors
Also available as MS Word document email dmcentre@cornwall.gov.uk
Link to a Level descriptors child friendly version pdf
6c. A blank version of the stranded level descriptors which enables staff to develop their own specific criteria (based on the statutory level descriptors) for a specific project
Also available as MS Word document email dmcentre@cornwall.gov.uk
Link to a Level descriptors blank form pdf
Case studies:
Link to a food technology case study
Link to a Resistant material case study