Mrs Solakova

Design Technology

Year 6 – Pop up book
EYFS – Cooking

At St Adrian’s Primary School, we aim to use the teaching of Design and Technology to offer opportunities for the pupils to utilise their imagination and creativity to design and make products that have a real and relevant purpose. Through our curriculum, the pupils are able to make links to designs and designers throughout history, adding historical context and depth to their designs. We also aim to provide opportunities for pupils to critique, test and evaluate their designs and products and the work of others. Where possible, we aim to use cross-curricular links to add more depth and applicability to the products being made.

Key documents

St-Adrian’s-long-term-plan-for-Design-Technology

Progression in Design Technology skills at St Adrian’s

National Curriculum for DT

Topics at a glance

Year 1	Mechanisms – Moving Story Book	Structures -Windmills	Textiles -Puppets	Nutrition: smoothies
Year 2	Structures – Chair for a Bear	Textiles – Pouches	Mechanisms – Making a Moving Monster	Cooking and Nutrition – A balanced diet
Year 3	Structures -Constructing a Castle	Electrical systems – Static Electricity	Mechanisms – Pneumatic Toys	Textiles – Cushions	Food – Eating Seasonally
Year 4	Electrical systems – Create a torch	Mechanisms – Making a Sling Shot Car	Textiles – fastenings	Structure – Pavilions	Food – Adapting a recipe
Year 5	Mechanisms – Pop-Up books	Electrical systems – Greeting Cards	Structure – Bridges	Textiles – Stuffed Toys	Food – What Could be Healthier?
Year 6	Electrical systems – Steady hand game	Textiles – Waistcoats	Structure – Playground	Mechanisms – Automatic Toys	Food – Come Dine With Me

Art

Year 1 – Van Gogh, Self portraits
Year 2 – Angie Lewin, Plants and Growing
Year 3 – Georgia O’Keeffe, Mother Nature
EYFS – Exploring colors and techniques
Year 6 – Botanical Art

At St Adrian’s Primary School, we recognise the importance of Art and Design within our curriculum as it permits curiosity, creativity and self–expression to develop alongside resilience and confidence. We prioritise the development and progression of artistic skills, using the topics as a vehicle in which the children can gain confidence mastering each skill. In each year as the children move through the school, there is a clear progression of these skills, which build on prior learning.

Within our skill-based curriculum, the children are encouraged to become critical thinkers through making observations, and discussing ideas and plans for their own work. They have the opportunity to invent, create and express themselves using different mediums whilst also exploring artistic styles and taking inspiration from a wide range of art and artists, including those from different periods and cultures. Each pupil keeps their own sketchbook which is used as a space for the children to explore and develop their ideas through sketching as well as evaluating finished ideas.

Key documents

St-Adrian’s-long-term-plan-for-Art-and-Design

Progression-in-Art-skills-at-St-Adrian’s

National Curriculum for Art

Topics at a glance

The Courtauld to stage the first exhibition devoted to Van Gogh's Self- Portraits across his career | The Courtauld

Leaf and Bark Rubbing - Tree House Learning

Nursery – Do not cross, crime scene

This week in nursery we talked about People who help us. We explored different occupations like fire fighter, police man, doctor, nurse. After a short discussion the children voted and now they have lots of fun in our new role play area – Police station.

They looked for clues in and outside using magnifier glasses and wearing special clothes and helmets.

We also talked about a special number 999.

Inside the Police station the children were busy answering the phone, filling report forms, making their own badges.

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Solakova

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Self portraits	The dark, dark wood	Amazing natural sculptures
Year 2	Colour study Wassily Kandinski	Design a hat Philip Treacy	Plants and growing Angie Lewin
Year 3	Mother nature Georgia O’Keeffe	Pop art	Death masks
Year 4	Greek Pottery	Victorians – William Morris	Henry Rousseaus -Landscapes
Year 5	Viking patterns	Giuseppe Arcimboldo – Fruit portrait	Little Dancer – Edgar Degas
Year 6	Botanical art	Human – fine art Michelangelo	Cubism