KS3 & KS4 design and technology curriculum

This unit is the culmination of prior learning of designing, making and evaluating. Students can use knowledge from previous Year 10 iterative design units, nature and student living as foundations for independence. Here we build on pupils' design and technology capability by reflecting on the techniques learnt to design, make and evaluate. This unit can be used when introducing the Non-Examined Assessment allowing pupils to have autonomy to select the most appropriate technique for the context.

1. Design opportunities
2. Define a design brief
3. User needs and wants considerations
4. Research techniques
5. Define a specification
6. Communicate ideas
7. Innovation
8. Iteration
9. Manufacturing specification
10. Planning manufacture
11. Manufacture
12. Testing
13. Evaluation and modifications

• Pupils can generate design possibilities and a design brief.
• Pupils can identify and discuss client needs and wants.
• Pupils can identify and discuss social and moral issues.
• Pupils can identify, collect and use feedback to evaluation and critique.
• Pupils can create and communicate ideas.
• Pupils can identify the features of a manufacturing specification.
• Pupils can identify and explain the plan for making a product.
• Pupils can identify and explain how to realising ideas safely and accurately.