I created these design booklets when I took over as subject leader of Design and Technology as there wasn’t a consistent approcah in the teaching of design and technology, and key elements of the design process were omitted. These booklets support teachers in the teaching of the subject and allow children to develop their ideas through research and design, right the way through to the evaluation. The design brief is an essential part of the process which is often left out. In English, we remind children about a target audience. Design technology is no different. We are designing something, for someone, for some purpose and generally to solve some problem. This definition is included on the front cover of each booklet and reminds children using the ‘three s’’ what the subject is about. I have also taken these booklets through a deep dive with Ofsted and they held up well. Please adapt in any way for your own classes.

This project is suitable to children in key stage 2. I did this with Year 6 but it can be done with younger children as well. The lessons are on both Activ Inspire and Powerpoint. The project includes a full project booklet, design brief and teaching slides to go alongside these. This is a recommended half term project so approximately 6 weeks. For older children, you could introduce all three types of stitches on the slides - running, back and blanket. For younger children, I would focus solely on running stitch with wider eyed needles. You can use any type of material for this. Felt is easier to use but there are so many lovely fabrics that also work well. I would expect older children to embellish their final design to add that intricate detail.

These are medium term plans for years 1-6 for Design Technology which I have created and implemented within my own school as DT subject coordinator. They cover all aspects of design technology from textiles, mechanisms, structures and food to electrical systems in key stage 2. There is a one unit for each term per year (18 units of work in total). If you are a DT subject leader or a teacher of DT, these will save you many hours of planning! They follow the National Curriculum and support teachers in their subject knowledge. Each unit is sequenced into progressive lesson by lesson objectives. For a full progression of skills linked to these MTPs, please see other resources. If you would like to see a sample of one of these, please download the Year 1 Autumn resource from my shop which is free. Please leave a positive review if you have found these resources useful.

Year 1 Medium Term Plan (MTP )Lesson by lesson instruction on designing, making and evaluating a story board using sliders and levers. This is a unit of work that created as DT lead for my school which is taught in the Autumn Term. For full MTPs for Y1-6 - autumn, spring and summer term, see other resources. If you have found any of my resources useful, please be so kind as to leave a positive review.

This is an overview of DT from years1-6. Please see my other resources where you can access full medium term plans to go with this. This has been cross referenced with the National Curriculum.