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Key stage 4
Design and technology
concepts develop through our use of threads, which add vertical coherence. Explore free teaching resources for key stage 4, design and technology, covering years 10 and 11. Save hours planning lessons with a slide deck, worksheet, prior knowledge starter and assessment exit quizzes and key vocabulary – all ready for you to teach and adapt for your pupils. You can download lesson and teaching resources, or log in and download units or save units to ‘my library’ – whichever is best for you to plan your design and technology lesson. Read more about how the KS4 curriculum was designed in our explainer.
Design and technology units
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Brand-new teaching resources, thoughtfully crafted by teachers for classroom needs.
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Product analysis: encouraging healthy lifestyles
Year 10
11 lessons
2
Systems approach to design: Sustainable Futures
Year 10
16 lessons
- 3
Iterative design: Nature
3Iterative design: Nature
Year 10Iterative design: Nature
Year 10 4
Investigate and research: High profile event
Year 10
10 lessons
- 5
Iterative design: Student Living
5Iterative design: Student Living
Year 10Iterative design: Student Living
Year 10Communal areas context18 lessonsSaving space context18 lessons 6
Inclusive Design: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Year 10
14 lessons
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The circular economy: developing countries
Year 10
8 lessons
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Core principles
Year 11
12 lessons
- 9
Technical principles
9Technical principles
Year 11Technical principles
Year 11 10
Designing and Making Principles
Year 11
12 lessons
11
Iterative Design Principles
Year 11
13 lessons