We intend for our pupils at Norbreck Primary Academy:

1. To develop imaginative thinking and be able to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making;
2. To discuss how things work, and to draw and model their ideas
3. To select appropriate tools, materials and techniques for making a product, whilst following safe procedures;
4. To develop problem-solving and experimentation to create innovative solutions to practical problems;
5. To explore attitudes towards the made world and how we live and work within it;
6. To make links between Design and Technology and other curriculum areas and make abstract concepts more meaningful (eg, electricity, forces)
7. To develop an understanding of technological processes, products, and their manufacture, and their contribution to our society;
8.   To foster enjoyment, satisfaction, creativity and purpose in designing and making.

The teaching of Design and Technology at Norbreck Primary Academy offers opportunities to support the social development of our children through the way we expect them to work with each other in lessons. Through their collaborative and co-operative work across a range of activities and experiences in design and technology, the children develop respect for the abilities of other children and a better understanding of themselves. Children recognise their own positive contributions and those of others. They also develop a respect for the environment, for their own health and safety and for that of others.

They develop their cultural awareness and understanding, and they learn to appreciate the value of differences and similarities. A variety of experiences teaches them to appreciate that all people are equally important, and that the needs of individuals are not the same as the needs of groups. We investigate how to design and develop products to assist where these needs arise.