Learning Aims & Objectives

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY – AIMS

To promote confidence in investigating, evaluating and solving problems.
To stimulate the consolidation of a body of knowledge specific to technology.
To provide opportunities for individuals to develop skills in divergent thinking, application of judgement and the testing of solutions to problems.
To prepare individuals for a life in an ever changing society and world.
To motivate individuals toward a desire for pride and achievement through D & T.
To promote and develop responsible attitudes through reasonable supervision, co-operation through sharing and group activities and interaction.
To integrate, apply and develop knowledge from a wide range of curriculum areas.
To establish a programme of study providing an accessible curriculum for a wide range of individuals with a wide range of learning needs.
To develop courses consistent with vocational trends and matched to pupil needs.

An awareness and need for safe working practice for the individual and those around.
Encourage pupil centred learning and a sense of ownership of learning.
To aid acquisition of a wide range of skills including graphical as a means of testing and presenting ideas and proposals.
To develop communication skills through oral, written and graphic means, including IT.
To develop an understanding of materials; their forms, properties and working constraints.
To develop a logical and creative thought process in the search for design solutions.
To encourage the use of mechanical means and hand processes in the extension of motor skills in the production of quality artefacts, systems and environments.
Encourage the use of technology in all of its forms in the D & T process.
Develop an awareness of technological change and its implications for life, both social and economic.
To demonstrate to the individual the importance of D & T in the school curriculum as well as in the real world, including; industry, commerce and society.
To motivate the individual towards a desire for quality outcomes consistent with their intellectual capacity.