--- title: "Design & Technology" url: "https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/learning/curriculum-areas/design-and-technology" school: "Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School" --- September 2027 Reception Open Days [Click Here](https://forms.gle/o1tQEK27o1iJCCT46) # Design & Technology ## Design & Technology > “D&T gives children the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing and making functional products. We feel it is vital to nurture creativity and innovation through design, and by exploring the designed and made world in which we all live and work.” **Design and Technology Association** --- At Regina Coeli we encourage creativity, enquiry and imagination through our Design and Technology curriculum. Central to each unit of work pupils understand the iterative cycle of the design, make and evaluate process with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in the context of building structures, cooking and nutrition, mechanisms and textiles. In the Early Years, our pupils are encouraged to ask questions, investigate and use a variety of materials, tools, and products, developing their first-hand experience in handling appropriate tools and construction material safely. They do this with increasing control as they engage in the making process. All units of work are presented as a scenario or contextual problem for pupils to consider the intent, user, design brief and criteria required for their products. Our curriculum maps pupils’ progression of skills and knowledge so that each encounter builds on prior learning and there is opportunity to develop new skills. Over time, pupils develop a more rigorous understanding of design and construction in order to evaluate and adapt their creations. In years 1-6 the curriculum provides a range of experiences that encourage exploration, observation, problem solving, critical thinking and discussion. At Regina Coeli, we feel that developing critical thinking makes an essential contribution to creativity. National Curriculum - Design & Technology Programme of Study 141 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/regina-coeli-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Design_and_technology.pdf) DT Long Term Plan 690 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/regina-coeli-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/yr-y6-dt-ltp-2025.pdf) ![DT - Year 2 - We designed, made and evaluated mechanisms in Year 2. We learned about how wheels and axels work together.](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/images/dt1_47633.png) #### DT - Year 2 We designed, made and evaluated mechanisms in Year 2. We learned about how wheels and axels work together. [DT - Year 2 - We designed, made and evaluated mechanisms in Year 2. We learned about how wheels and axels work together.](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/static/learning-media/dt1_47633.png) ![DT - KS1 - In KS1, we learn how to sew a running stitch to make our own Christmas Advent bags.](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/images/dt2_63119.png) #### DT - KS1 In KS1, we learn how to sew a running stitch to make our own Christmas Advent bags. ![CAMs mechanisims - We planned, made and evaluated our own CAMs mechanisms which we then used them for story-telling in English.](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/images/dt3_26922.png) #### CAMs mechanisms We planned, made and evaluated our own CAMs mechanisms which we then used them for story-telling in English.[CAMs mechanisims - We planned, made and evaluated our own CAMs mechanisms which we then used them for story-telling in English.](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/static/learning-media/dt3_26922.png) [CAMs mechanisims - We planned, made and evaluated our own CAMs mechanisms which we then used them for story-telling in English.](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/static/learning-media/dt3_26922.png) ### Learning - [Our Curriculum](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/learning/our-curriculum) - [Curriculum Areas](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/learning/curriculum-areas) - [Year Group Curriculum Plans](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/learning/year-group-curriculum-plans) - [Extra Resources for Home Learning](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/learning/extra-resources-for-home-learning) - [Action Research](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/learning/action-research) - [Pupil Outcomes](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/learning/pupil-outcomes) ![Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/regina-coeli-catholic-primary-school-2/images/logo/logo-footer.png) ### Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 173 Pampisford Road South Croydon CR2 6DF +44 (0) 20 8688 4582 ### Useful Links - [About Us](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/our-school/about-our-school) - [SEND](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/parent-information/send) - [Newsletters](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/parent-information/newsletters-letters-home) - [Governors](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/our-school/governance) - [Contact Us](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/contact) ### Translation [![Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust](https://files.schudio.com/regina-coeli-catholic-primary-school-2/images/logo/Sancta_Familia_Logo-white-text-Stacked_COlour.png)](https://sanctafamilia.co.uk) © Copyright 2026 Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://reginacoelischool.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)