A Balderstone technologist

The aim of Design and Technology at Balderstone St Leonard’s Church of England School is to enable pupils to design, make and evaluate innovative products that meet human needs.

A Balderstone technologist loves learning, demonstrates resilience, has innovative ideas, has practical skills, experiences success and failure and evaluates their product.

Our school values in D&T

Through D&T, our pupils are equipped to live out our shared Christian values and let their love of learning show by developing innovative practical solutions and products to help meet complex human needs.

Through our teaching, we demonstrate how practical innovation builds hope and community. By evaluating existing products, we promote a sense of thankfulness for the practical resources we enjoy today. Pupils show love and compassion for others by designing and making products that meet their needs.

Meeting the needs of our pupils in D&T

Across all year groups, there is a focus within D&T upon building resilience. It is important that pupils learn to recognise failure as an essential part of the designing and making process. Through careful evaluation, pupils learn to recognise the important of improving and altering designs. Through Focused Tasks (FTs), they learn that practical making techniques (such as joining and strengthening materials) require practise and that success will not come instantly.