At its best, Design Technology helps children become critical thinkers and metacognitive learners, and develop practical skills in a range of settings. But the creative process in DT can sometimes be a bit aimless and unsophisticated. How do we ensure that DT skills and knowledge are being taught in enough depth, and in a progressive way? This course will provide a host of ideas for framing children’s creativity in DT in a logical and cohesive way. We will:
Design Technology includes more practical life skills than any other subject, and many of these are increasingly crucial in today’s world: cooking; designing a healthy diet; and practical skills that our children will need when they grow up and move into their own homes. Like any other subject, these skills need to be taught and practiced, but DT can often be the ‘poor relation’ in the curriculum when we focus on core subjects and humanities. This training will:
Explore how to structure your curriculum to meet – and exceed – the requirements of Ofsted’s new Inspection Framework
Provide you with a range of practical activities and ideas
Consider the use of DT to improve wellbeing, behaviour, and attitudes to learning
Look at how DT can be used as a gateway into other learning
Audience:
This course is appropriate for primary schools.
Primary teachers and TAs
Subject leaders
NQTs and RQTs
This course is easy-to-access in any of the below formats...
Our in-service training provides exciting and dynamic ways to inspire, challenge and develop your staff, whether they are Teaching Assistants, Teachers or Senior Leadership.
Your first point of contact would be with our Head Office team, who will identify your needs and priorities and ensure that the accompanying training materials we provide are of the very best quality.
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